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Apple Mac OS X Security Update (HT211849) - 04

🗓️ 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AGType 
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Apple Mac OS X Security Update (HT211849) - 04 is prone to a code execution vulnerability. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.826552");
  script_version("2026-06-11T07:15:11+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2020-13520");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-11 07:15:11 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2021-02-25 20:48:00 +0000 (Thu, 25 Feb 2021)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-09-21 23:08:31 +0530 (Wed, 21 Sep 2022)");
  script_name("Apple Mac OS X Security Update (HT211849) - 04");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Apple Mac OS X is prone to a code execution vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
  on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an out-of-bounds write
  issue.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation of these
  vulnerabilities allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a
  denial of service on affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Apple Mac OS X versions 10.15.x prior to 10.15.7,
  10.14.x prior to 10.14.6 Security Update 2020-005 Mojave.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Apple Mac OS X Catalina 10.15.7
  for 10.15.x, apply Security Update 2020-005 Mojave for 10.14.x.
  Please see the references for more information.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211849");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Mac OS X Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/osx_name", "ssh/login/osx_version");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("ssh_func.inc");

if(!osName = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_name"))
  exit(0);

osVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_version");
if(!osVer || osVer !~ "^10\.1[4|5]" || "Mac OS X" >!< osName){
  exit(0);
}

buildVer = get_kb_item("ssh/login/osx_build");

if(osVer =~ "^10\.14")
{
  if(version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.14", test_version2:"10.14.5")){
    fix = "Upgrade to latest OS release and apply patch from vendor";
  }

  else if(osVer == "10.14.6")
  {
    if(version_is_less(version:buildVer, test_version:"18G6032"))
    {
      fix = "Apply patch from vendor";
      osVer = osVer + " Build " + buildVer;
    }
  }
}

else if(version_in_range(version:osVer, test_version:"10.15", test_version2:"10.15.6")){
  fix = "10.15.7";
}

if(fix)
{
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:osVer, fixed_version:fix);
  security_message(data:report);
  exit(0);
}
exit(0);

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11 Jun 2026 00:00Current
7.8High risk
Vulners AI Score7.8
CVSS 26.8
CVSS 3.17.8
CVSS 38.8
EPSS0.02023
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