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CVE-2020-3896

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Affected products

• macOS: from 10.13 before 10.13.6; from 10.14 before 10.14.6; from 10.15 before 10.15.4; 10.13.6, 10.13.6-security_update_2018-002, 10.13.6-security_update_2018-003, 10.13.6-security_update_2019-001, 10.13.6-security_update_2019-002, 10.13.6-security_update_2019-003 (+9) — fixed in 10.13.6, 10.14.6, 10.15.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.13.6, 10.14.6, 10.15.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100

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