CVE-2020-3871 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting macOS Catalina, specifically fixed in version 10.15.3. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for a local attacker to gain high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability remains.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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