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CVE-2020-9782
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2020-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-22
Description
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. A remote attacker may be able to overwrite existing files.
Affected products
- macOS: before 10.15.2 — fixed in 10.15.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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