CVE-2020-9864 Privilege escalation in macOS

What is CVE-2020-9864?

CVE-2020-9864 is a critical vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 16 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9864?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9864?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9864 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-9864 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9864 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5pxf-xh52-chw3.