CVE-2020-5798

inSync Client installer for macOS versions v6.8.0 and prior could allow an attacker to gain...

7.8 High

inSync Client installer for macOS versions v6.8.0 and prior could allow an attacker to gain privileges of a root user from a lower privileged user due to improper integrity checks and directory permissions.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.29%Down 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2020-5798
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-276, CWE-354
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2020-5798
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2020-26955 No score

Record: EUVD-2020-26955
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wjv7-jqjx-m675 No score

inSync Client installer for macOS versions v6.8.0 and prior could allow an attacker to gain...

Record: GHSA-wjv7-jqjx-m675
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

druva insync

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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

In short

CVE-2020-5798 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Druva Insync, published December 7, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.