CVE-2020-3851

7.8 highEPSS 0.8%

High (7.8) in apple mac os x. EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. An application may be able to gain elevated 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: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 55% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-416
Published: 2020-10-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100

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