What is CVE-2020-20095?

CVE-2020-20095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Imessage. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-23.

How severe is CVE-2020-20095?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Imessage

CVE-2020-20095

iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.

Published 2022-03-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Imessage

References

github.com/zadewg/RIUS (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/166448/RTLO-Injection-URI-Spoofing.html (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-20095?: CVE-2020-20095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Imessage. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-23.
How severe is CVE-2020-20095?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.