CVE-2020-9997

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Published Oct 22, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

macOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< macOS Catalina 10.15.6

Apple

watchOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< watchOS 6.2.8

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-30776	An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.857% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X Watchos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 22, 2020, 6:07 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 10:50 AM
Reserved: Mar 2, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 22, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:28 AM

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OpenCVE enrichment No data

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