Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2020-29622
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
EPSS: 0.011 (60.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.15.7
- Apple Security Update - Catalina — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-29622?
- CVE-2020-29622 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-10-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-29622?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-29622 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.