Critical Risk Disclosed
CVE-2020-9864
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low Priority1.14%
The Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS) uses machine learning to estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.
0% (Theoretical)100% (Certainty)
7-Day Exploitation Trend
Vulnerability Timeline
2 eventsOct 16, 2020
Vulnerability Disclosed
Published to component-level vulnerability database.
Oct 20, 2020
Last Updated
Record updated with new analysis or tags.
Threat Actor Attribution
PREMIUM INTELAssociated Groups:Lazarus Group, APT28
Ransomware Campaigns:LockBit 3.0, BlackCat
IoCs (Indicators):14 IPs, 3 Hashes
Remediation & Mitigation
SOLUTIONOfficial patches and mitigation steps are available for this vulnerability.
# Update Command
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y specific-package
# Verify installation
dpkg -l | grep package-name
Affected Products
1 Total
apple/mac_os_xAll Versions
Am I Vulnerable?
Check your domain or package.json for CVE-2020-9864 exposure.
Vulnerability Details
CVSS Base Score
9.8/ 10
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published Date
Oct 16, 2020
Last Modified
Oct 20, 2020
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