CVE-2020-3886 (GCVE-0-2020-3886)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 19:48 – Updated: 2024-08-04 07:52
VLAI
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100 x_refsource_MISC
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 10.15 (custom)
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