CVE-2020-9975 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting multiple Apple operating systems, including macOS, iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS. This flaw, rated 7.8 HIGH, could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges, posing a significant risk to system integrity. The attack requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.14, < 10.14.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 10.15, < 10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.14.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.14.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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