Vulnerability · Published Jun 9, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9856
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-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 1.4% (higher than 72% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.4%top 27.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Metasploit
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT211170 x_refsource_MISC