Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2020-9922

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted email may lead to writing arbitrary files.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% 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-2020-9922: held from 0.015 to 0.015.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9922?
CVE-2020-9922 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2020-9922?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9922 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.