This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

published 2021-12-23 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-25161

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 47%
public exploits: 0; none known

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple macOS 10.15

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Exploit prediction

0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Apple macOS

References

support.apple.com /en-us/HT211100
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-3896
NVD CVE-2020-3896

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