CVE-2020-9978
What it is
This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment with an admin-level account. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Apple Ipados < 14.0
- Apple Iphone Os < 14.0
- Apple Mac Os X < 10.14.6
- Apple Mac Os X < 10.15.7
- Apple Mac Os X 10.14.6
- Apple Mac Os X 10.15.7
- Apple macOS < 11.1.0
- Apple Watchos < 7.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.5
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011