Is CVE-2020-27949 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-27949 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-27949?

CVE-2020-27949 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-27949?

CVE-2020-27949 has an EPSS score of 0.98% (58th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27949?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15.7 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-27949

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks to prevent unauthorized actions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may cause unexpected changes in memory belonging to processes traced by DTrace.

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2020-27949derived from NVD

macosNVD

Affected:>= 11.0, < 11.1.0Fixed in:11.1.0CVE-2020-27949derived 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

0.98%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

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

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

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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.