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CVE-2020-9831

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...

5.5 Medium

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.72%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Record
CVE-2020-9831
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Record
CVE-2020-9831
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30610 No score

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Record
EUVD-2020-30610
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v89p-q4wm-f2mh No score

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Record
GHSA-v89p-q4wm-f2mh
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2020-9831 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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