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CVE-2020-27900 (GCVE-0-2020-27900)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-08 20:06 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:25
VLAI
Summary
An issue existed in the handling of snapshots. The issue was resolved with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to preview files it does not have access to.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to preview files it does not have access to
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 x_refsource_MISC
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.0 (custom)
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