CVE-2020-27938 — Improper Privilege Management in Apple Macos

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 64.01%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedApr 2
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 11.1+1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 11.2.0+1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-v3q2-56h4-5753: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2020-27938: A logic issue was addressed with improved state management↗2021-04-02
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2020-27938: macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave↗2021-02-01
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