Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-9922
Medium 6.5
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 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted email may lead to writing arbitrary files.
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289 x_refsource_MISC