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TI-2020-03389 Aliases CVE-2020-3889GHSA-rh72-qm58-6p3q

Apple macOS: A local user may be able to read arbitrary files

Priority LOW 25Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A local user may be able to read arbitrary files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00328 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): macOS Catalina 10.15.4

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore macOS Catalina 10.15.4macOS Catalina 10.15.4Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.15.4VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.4

    22 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3889
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rh72-qm58-6p3q

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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