Input validation error in macOS - CVE-2020-9788
Published: June 1, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28474
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-2020-9788
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists within the Security module due to a file may be incorrectly rendered to execute JavaScript. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected software
macOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-9788
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - update to 10.15.5 19F96