Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by apple

CVE-2020-29633

High 8.8

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 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High

Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authentication 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. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass authentication policy.

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