Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-9990
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Vulnerability category: Execute code
Products affected by CVE-2020-9990
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-9990
0.05%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-9990
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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6.9
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.4
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10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.1
|
6.0
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-9990
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The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-9990
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https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra - Apple SupportRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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