Apple · Apple Macos · CVE-2020-9817
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
macOS versions prior to 10.15.5
**Description**
A permissions issue existed, allowing a malicious application to potentially gain root privileges due to errors in standard permission usage. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation.
**Recommendations**
For versions prior to 10.15.5, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.5 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the execution of malicious applications to minimize the risk of exploitation.