Is CVE-2020-27898 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-27898 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-27898?

CVE-2020-27898 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-27898?

CVE-2020-27898 has an EPSS score of 0.99% (58th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27898?

Upgrade macos to 11.0.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-27898

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A denial of service issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An attacker may be able to bypass Managed Frame Protection.

CWE-252

How to fix

Remediation Available

macosNVD

Affected:< 11.0.1Fixed in:11.0.1CVE-2020-27898derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.