Use-after-free in macOS - CVE-2020-9795
Published: May 29, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28355
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9795
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the Kernel. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code on the target system with kernel privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9795
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96