Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-3851
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 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919 x_refsource_MISC