Improper Authentication in macOS - CVE-2020-9772

 

Improper Authentication in macOS - CVE-2020-9772

Published: May 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU28316
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9772
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to a sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions. A remote attacker can bypass authentication process and gain unauthorized access to the application.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2020-9772

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96

External References

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