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.
EPSS: 0.009 (54.7th 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:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Apple Macos — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac_os_x
- Apple Watchos — versions unspecified
References
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, 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.