Vulnerability in Apple macOS
CVE-2020-9997
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
Published · last modified .
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:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211291 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9997?
- CVE-2020-9997 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9997?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.