What is CVE-2020-36486?

CVE-2020-36486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-36486?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2020-36486

Swift File Transfer Mobile v1.1.2 and below was discovered to contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the 'path' parameter of the 'list' and 'download' exception-handling.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2021-10-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-36486?: CVE-2020-36486 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-10-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-36486?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.