CVE-2020-10014
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation....
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2020-10014- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
CVE-2020-10014- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-2479 No score
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
EUVD-2020-2479- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h8r9-5w83-vj2q
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation....
A parsing issue in the handling of directory paths was addressed with improved path validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to break out of its sandbox.
- Record
GHSA-h8r9-5w83-vj2q- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10014 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Apple Macos, published December 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.