CVE-2020-9782 is a high-severity parsing issue affecting Apple macOS, specifically macOS Catalina, Mojave, and High Sierra. The vulnerability, rated 7.5 CVSS, stems from inadequate path validation, allowing a remote attacker to overwrite existing files without user interaction. While the potential impact is significant (high integrity impact), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE. Patches were released in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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