CVE-2020-9841 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting macOS Catalina 10.15.4 and earlier, which could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, but once triggered, it grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H). While the vulnerability has been patched in macOS Catalina 10.15.5, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15.5CPE 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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