High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-3851
CVE-2020-3851
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, Security Update 2020-001 Mojave, Security Update 2020-001 High Sierra. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
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Affected products
5- Range: unspecified
- Range: Security Update 2020-002, Security Update 2020-001
- Range: <=10.15.3
- Range: Security Update 2020-002, Security Update 2020-001
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210919nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100nvdVendor Advisory
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