CVE-2020-9779
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 22, 2020 at 05:51 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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