Is CVE-2020-9855 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-9855 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-9855?

CVE-2020-9855 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-9855?

CVE-2020-9855 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9855?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-9855

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.15.5Fixed in:10.15.5CVE-2020-9855derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-3400	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44228	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-21985	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-7600	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-3452	High	7.5	100%	KEV	Fix

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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.