Link following in Little Snitch
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Little Snitch version 4.5.1 and older changed ownership of a directory path controlled by the user. This allowed the user to escalate to root by linking the path to a directory containing code executed by root.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01891 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Little Snitch | up to 4.5.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Little Snitch Vendor— Affected up to 4.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13095
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pqf-c737-ccf9
References
More Obdev Little Snitch vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07123 Memory corruption in Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.6.1 CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01921 Little Snitch version 3.0 through 3.7.3 suffer from a local privilege escalation… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2019-09752 Access control flaw in Little Snitch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2019-09751 Access control flaw in Little Snitch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2020-13095 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13095 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pqf-c737-ccf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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