CVE-2020-9817 — Incorrect Default Permissions in Apple Macos

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.40%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedJun 9
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root 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 — macOS Catalina 10.15.5
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.13 — 10.13.6+4

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-g587-fq79-crm3: A permissions issue existed↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Cisco
MacOS Local Privilege Escalation Exploitable through Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client↗2021-05-05
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Tenable
macOS Installer Local Privilege Escalation↗2021-06-02
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