CVE-2020-9918 is a critical out-of-bounds read vulnerability affecting macOS Catalina, tvOS, and watchOS, which was resolved by improved input validation in their respective 10.15.6, 13.4.8, and 6.2.8 updates. This flaw could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to cause system termination or corrupt kernel memory with low attack complexity, earning a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.4.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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