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CVE-2020-10005

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-10-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

A resource exhaustion issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial of service.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: before 11.0.1 — fixed in 11.0.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple macOS 11.0.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1246
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1246

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