CVE-2020-9796
CVSS V2 Medium 6.9
CVSS V3 High 7
Description
A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-9796
- Assigner
- product-security@apple.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-10-22T18:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-27T20:17:41
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 10.15.5 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170 | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9796 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-9796 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:21:55 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 00:50:44 | 2020-10-22T18:15Z | 2020-10-22T18:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 00:50:44 | 2020-10-27T20:17:41 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 00:50:44 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |