Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2020-6477
Inappropriate implementation in installer in Google Chrome on OS X prior to 83.0.4103.61 allowed a local attacker to perform privilege escalation via a crafted file.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (13.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Chrome — versions unspecified
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 31, 32
- openSUSE Backports Sle — versions 15.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- chromereleases.googleblog.com/2020/05/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_19.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- crbug.com/946156 (Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00034.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-6477?
- CVE-2020-6477 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-05-21.
- How severe is CVE-2020-6477?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.