Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-27936
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in macOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 24% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 75.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory. This was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011 x_refsource_MISC