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CVE-2020-9941

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7,...

7.5 High

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

2.57%Up 2.2 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Record
CVE-2020-9941
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Record
CVE-2020-9941
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30720 No score

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Record
EUVD-2020-30720
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49ww-54rq-93w9 7.5

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7,...

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.

Record
GHSA-49ww-54rq-93w9
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-9941 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apple Macos, published October 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.57%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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