Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9857

An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5, Security Update 2020-003 Mojave, Security Update 2020-003 High Sierra. A malicious website may be able to exfiltrate autofilled data in Safari.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (53.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-9857: held from 0.008 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9857?
CVE-2020-9857 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-9857?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.