CVE-2020-29622
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update...
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-29622- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
CVE-2020-29622- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21983 No score
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2020-21983- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xx59-pwx8-cv7q No score
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update...
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-005 Catalina. Mounting a maliciously crafted NFS network share may lead to arbitrary code execution with system privileges.
- Record
GHSA-xx59-pwx8-cv7q- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-29622 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Mac Os X, published October 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.09%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.