CVE-2020-14978: Critical severity f-secure safe vulnerability
Published Jun 23, 2020
·Updated
An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS. Due to incorrect client version verification, an attacker can connect to a privileged XPC service, and execute privileged commands on the system. NOTE: the attacker needs to execute code on an already compromised machine.
Affected Software
1 affected component
F-Secure Safe Macos=17.7
Event History
Jun 23, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:01 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:01 PM
Description
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2020-14978.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2020-14978?
The severity of CVE-2020-14978 is critical with a score of 8.1.
3
What software is affected by CVE-2020-14978?
F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS is affected by CVE-2020-14978.
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How does the vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS allow privilege escalation?
Due to incorrect client version verification, an attacker can connect to a privileged XPC service and execute privileged commands on the system.
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Is it necessary for the attacker to execute code on an already compromised machine?
Yes, the attacker needs to execute code on an already compromised machine.