Is CVE-2020-9986 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-9986 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-9986?

CVE-2020-9986 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-9986?

CVE-2020-9986 has an EPSS score of 0.92% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9986?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.15.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-9986

LOW

3.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A file access issue existed with certain home folder files. This was addressed with improved access restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7. A malicious application may be able to read sensitive location information.

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.15.7Fixed in:10.15.7CVE-2020-9986derived 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

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

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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.