CVE-2020-9817

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This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se present\u00f3 un problema de permisos. Este problema se abord\u00f3 con una comprobaci\u00f3n de permisos mejorada. Este problema es corregido en macOS Catalina versi\u00f3n 10.15.5. Una aplicaci\u00f3n maliciosa puede ser capaz de alcanzar privilegios de root"}], "id": "CVE-2020-9817", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T03:28:37.493", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 9.3, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 8.6, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": true}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 5.9, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-06-09T17:15:13.253", "references": [{"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT211170"}, {"source": "product-security@apple.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-mac-priv-esc-VqST2nrT"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Release Notes", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT211170"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-mac-priv-esc-VqST2nrT"}], "sourceIdentifier": "product-security@apple.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-276"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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