CVE-2020-9864

CRITICAL

macOS Catalina <10.15.6 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT211289

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0243
EPSS Percentile 82.4%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.15.6
Published Oct 16, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026