CVE-2020-29620 Privilege escalation in macOS
A malicious application can elevate privileges on macOS due to insufficient entitlements, requiring users to apply security updates.
- 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-2020-29620?
CVE-2020-29620 is a high-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
This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29620?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Mac Os X, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-29620?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29620 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-29620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x6x-wgr7-8m4f.