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CVE-2020-3913: 
macOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2020-3913 is a permissions vulnerability discovered in Apple's CoreFoundation component that affects multiple Apple operating systems including iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, and watchOS 6.2. The vulnerability was discovered by Timo Christ of Avira Operations GmbH & Co. KG and was patched by Apple in March 2020 (Apple Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is a permissions issue in the CoreFoundation component that could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges. The issue was addressed with improved permission validation. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow a malicious application to elevate its privileges on the affected system, potentially gaining unauthorized access to system resources and sensitive data (Apple Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Apple has addressed this vulnerability in iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, and watchOS 6.2. Users should update their devices to these versions or later to protect against this vulnerability (Apple Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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