Clickjacking in Apple macOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-1021.
Summary
A spoofing issue existed in the handling of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, Safari 14.0.1. Visiting a malicious website may lead to address bar spoofing.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | before 11.0 | 11.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 14.0 | 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.0
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 14.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.0
45 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 2 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 4 MEDIUM, 38 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-16987 Type confusion in Apple watchOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2020-16985 Out-of-bounds write in Apple watchOSPriority CRITICAL 93
- TI-2020-17004 Apple watchOS: A malicious application may be able to disclose kernel memoryPriority HIGH 82
- Release ·
Apple macOS 14.0
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-16974 Use after free in Apple watchOSPriority LOW 37
- TI-2020-08051 Use after free in Apple tvOSPriority LOW 37
- TI-2020-08026 Buffer overflow in Apple tvOSPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9945
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv27-2433-5mq8
References
More Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-9945 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9945 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vv27-2433-5mq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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