Apple macOS: A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application with root privileges may be able to access private information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01041 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): 11.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 11.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 11.0
31 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 30 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-16976 Use after free in Apple watchOSPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2020-08038 Out-of-bounds write in Apple tvOSPriority LOW 39
- TI-2020-08033 Buffer overflow in Apple tvOSPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10008
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38r4-7ccg-8f66
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Macos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-46583 Improper authentication in Apple macOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2020-10008 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-10008 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38r4-7ccg-8f66 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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