Apple iTunes for Windows: A user may gain access to protected parts of the file system
Priority LOW 31Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00403 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iTunes for Windows (Apple): iTunes for Windows 12.10.4
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iTunes for Windows (Apple) Fixed in iTunes for Windows 12.10.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iTunes for Windows iTunes for Windows 12.10.4
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03348 Memory corruption in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-03328 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2020-03329 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority LOW 36
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3861
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-286p-xm2q-ghvg
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Itunes vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-06084 Type confusion in Apple iOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16987 Type confusion in Apple watchOS KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-07926 Apple iOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-03187 Memory corruption in Apple WebKit CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2010-01161 Buffer overflow in pngpread.c in libpng before 1.2.44 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3, as used in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2005-00032 Buffer overflow in Apple iTunes 4.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-3861 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3861 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-286p-xm2q-ghvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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