CVE-2020-9817

HIGH | Platform: macOS | Changelog

CVE Details

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 3.1 Score

Metric	Value
Base Score	7.8 (HIGH)
Vector	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Weakness

CWE-276

References

Apple Security Advisory
NVD Entry
https://support.apple.com/HT211170 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-mac-priv-esc-VqST2nrT (Third Party Advisory)