CVE-2020-9918

moderate-risk

Published 2020-10-16

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Do I need to act?

1.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate 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 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Mac Os X

Tvos

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (8)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211288

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211289

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211290

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211291

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211288

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211289

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211290

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/HT211291

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal

Exposure 9/34 · Low