CVE-2020-9822

7.8 highEPSS 1.2%

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 68% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2020-06-09
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/HT211170
https://support.apple.com/HT211170

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