CVE-2020-9856 Privilege escalation in macOS
An application can gain elevated privileges on macOS due to insufficient checks, requiring a system update to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9856?
CVE-2020-9856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 9 Jun 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9856?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9856 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-9856 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Mac Os X
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g92g-c8h9-p2rw.