cvelist/2020/9xxx/CVE-2020-9817.json

{
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ID": "CVE-2020-9817",
        "ASSIGNER": "product-security@apple.com",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "vendor_name": "Apple",
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "macOS",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_affected": "<",
                                            "version_value": "macOS Catalina 10.15.5"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "url": "https://support.apple.com/HT211170",
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://support.apple.com/HT211170"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "CISCO",
                "name": "20210505 MacOS Local Privilege Escalation Exploitable through Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client",
                "url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-mac-priv-esc-VqST2nrT"
            }
        ]
    },
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "A permissions issue existed. 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."
            }
        ]
    }
}