CVE-2020-9804
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
- Record
CVE-2020-9804- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
- Record
CVE-2020-9804- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30583 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30583- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pcgx-rfp4-vxcw No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. Inserting a USB device that sends invalid messages may cause a kernel panic.
- Record
GHSA-pcgx-rfp4-vxcw- 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-2020-9804 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Apple Macos, published June 9, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.30%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.