What is CVE-2020-9913?

CVE-2020-9913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.

How severe is CVE-2020-9913?

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

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9913

This issue was addressed with improved data protection. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Published 2020-10-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 22nd percentile — 21.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple Mac OS X

References

support.apple.com/HT211289 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9913?: CVE-2020-9913 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.
How severe is CVE-2020-9913?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.