Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-9922

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Security Update 2020-004 Mojave, Security Update 2020-004 High Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted email may lead to writing arbitrary files.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./Mac OS X
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <10.15.6
Apple Inc./macOS Mojavellm-create
Range: Security Update 2020-004
Apple Inc./High Sierrallm-create
Range: Security Update 2020-004
Apple Inc./macOS Catalinallm-fuzzy
Range: 10.15.6
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

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References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory

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