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TI-2020-11780 Aliases CVE-2020-14978GHSA-8rqr-q2h3-j5xj

An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS.

Priority MEDIUM 41Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS. Due to incorrect client version verification, an attacker can connect to a privileged XPC service, and execute privileged commands on the system. NOTE: the attacker needs to execute code on an already compromised machine.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03141 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:safe:17.7:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*17.7VulnerableF-Secure
  • cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:safe:17.7:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions 17.7 Vulnerable ·F-Secure

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14978
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8rqr-q2h3-j5xj

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2021-20261 Universal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser Protection for Android CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2020-11779 An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-11493 Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-08714 In the F-Secure installer in F-Secure SAFE for Windows before 17.6, F-Secure Internet… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2022-17862 A vulnerability affecting F-Secure SAFE browser for Android and iOS was discovered. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-20260 Universal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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