high
8.8
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2020-29633

First published: Mon Dec 14 2020(Updated: )

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.2, Security Update 2021-001 Catalina, Security Update 2021-001 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to bypass authentication policy.

Credit: Jewel Lambert Original SpinLLC. product-security@apple.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple macOS<11.2
11.2
macOS Catalina
macOS Mojave
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.15.7-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS>=11.0<11.2

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

    The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2020-29633.

  • What is the title of this vulnerability?

    The title of this vulnerability is "Login Window. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management."

  • What software versions are affected by this vulnerability?

    This vulnerability affects macOS Big Sur version 11.2 (up to exclusive), Catalina, and Mojave.

  • How was this vulnerability addressed?

    This vulnerability was addressed with improved state management in the Login Window.

  • Where can I find more information about this vulnerability?

    You can find more information about this vulnerability on the Apple support pages at the following links: [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212011) and [https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212147).

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