CVE-2020-9864 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Published: 2020-10-16

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< macOS Catalina 10.15.6

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30643	A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01139.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/HT211289

History

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Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-16T16:33:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T10:43:05.483Z

Reserved: 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-9864

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-16T17:15:15.510

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:41:25.963

Link: CVE-2020-9864

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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