CVE-2020-9864

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-9864: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix