What is CVE-2020-9851?

CVE-2020-9851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-9851?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9851

An access issue was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9851?: CVE-2020-9851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-9851?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.