Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9769

Multiple issues were addressed by updating to version 8.1.1850. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. Multiple issues in Vim.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9769?: CVE-2020-9769 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-9769?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9769 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.