CVE-2020-27938

7.8 highEPSS 0.7%

High (7.8) in apple mac os x. EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 54% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2021-04-02
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147

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