CVE-2020-3861
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for...
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-3861- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
- Record
CVE-2020-3861- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-25126No score
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
- Record
EUVD-2020-25126- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-286p-xm2q-ghvgNo score
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for...
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4. A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system.
- Record
GHSA-286p-xm2q-ghvg- Weakness
- CWE-862
- 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-2020-3861 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Apple Itunes, published February 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.