Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | macOS | unspecified – < macOS Catalina 10.15.5 | macOS Catalina 10.15.5 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Metasploit 1 module
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Safari in Operator Side Effect Exploit
exploit/osx/browser/safari_in_operator_side_effect
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.