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CVE-2020-3835
- Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-59
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.3. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
Affected products
- macOS: before 10.15.3 — fixed in 10.15.3
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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