CVE-2020-9779

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4. A local user may be able to cause unexpected system termination or read kernel memory.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 22, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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