CVE-2020-9961

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted image may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 10.15

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 27, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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