What is CVE-2020-9801?

CVE-2020-9801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-9801?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-9801 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Apple Safari

CVE-2020-9801

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in Safari 13.1.1. A malicious process may cause Safari to launch an application.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Apple Safari — versions unspecified

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework
ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9801?: CVE-2020-9801 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Safari. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-9801?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9801 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.