Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9817
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 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
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
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.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT211170 x_refsource_MISC
- 20210505 MacOS Local Privilege Escalation Exploitable through Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO