CVE-2020-9856: This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

PriorityP431medium5.3CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCLILAL

EXPLOIT

EPSS

1.39%

68.9th percentile

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected

6 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	—	—
apple	mac_os_x	>= 10.13 < 10.13.6	10.13.6
apple	mac_os_x	>= 10.14 < 10.14.6	10.14.6
apple	mac_os_x	>= 10.15 < 10.15.5	10.15.5
apple	macos	>= unspecified < macOS Catalina 10.15.5	macOS Catalina 10.15.5

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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