CVE-2020-9997
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed...
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9997- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30776 No score
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30776- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jgx-55qh-p965 No score
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed...
An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. A malicious application may disclose restricted memory.
- Record
GHSA-5jgx-55qh-p965- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9997 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published October 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.