3.3
LOW
CVE-2020-9986
Apple macOS Catalina Location Information File Access Vulnerability
Description

A file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2020, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

May 24, 2022, 2:25 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-9986 has a 6 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9986 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 2
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-9986.

URL Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211849 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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tangochuy/openhaystack

None

Swift Objective-C CMake Makefile Shell C Python Kotlin Ruby Dart

Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2024, 4:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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youneselmoukhtari/openheystack

None

Swift Objective-C CMake Makefile Shell C Python Kotlin Ruby Dart

Updated: 1 year, 7 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 15, 2023, 8 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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youneselmoukhtari/airtag-zonder-Apple-s-restricties

None

Swift Objective-C CMake Makefile Shell C Python

Updated: 2 years, 4 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 3, 2022, 2:13 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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positive-security/find-you

A stealth AirTag clone that bypasses all of Apple's tracking protection features

Swift Objective-C CMake Makefile Shell C Python

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
1076 stars 102 fork 102 watcher
Born at : Feb. 21, 2022, 12:53 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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T-jatesada/OpenHayStack

None

Swift Objective-C CMake Makefile Shell C Python

Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : May 10, 2021, 3:07 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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seemoo-lab/openhaystack

Build your own 'AirTags' 🏷 today! Framework for tracking personal Bluetooth devices via Apple's massive Find My network.

apple offline-finding bluetooth microbit location-tracker macos find-my airtag reverse-engineering

Swift Objective-C C Makefile Python Shell CMake Kotlin Ruby Dart

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
8254 stars 423 fork 423 watcher
Born at : Feb. 22, 2021, 1:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-9986 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-9986 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 27, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211849 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211849 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.7
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9986 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-9986 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

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0.22894

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