CVE-2020-27921

HIGH

macOS < 11.0.1 - Race Condition Leading to Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A race condition was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0074
EPSS Percentile 49.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 11.0.1
Published Apr 02, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026