CVE-2020-27894

low-risk

Published 2020-12-08

The issue was addressed with additional user controls. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. Users may be unable to remove metadata indicating where files were downloaded from.

Do I need to act?

0.33% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Macos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal