Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2020-27938

High 7.8

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 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 45.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.1
Apple	macOS	unspecified – before 11.2

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011 x_refsource_MISC
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147 x_refsource_MISC