CVE-2020-27937 Information disclosure in macOS

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A malicious application can access private information due to a logic issue in macOS state management.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-27937?

CVE-2020-27937 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 2 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to access private information.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2020-27937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-27937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2mc9-cvxq-r2xq.

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