What is CVE-2020-9792?

CVE-2020-9792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-06-09.

How severe is CVE-2020-9792?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Apple iOS

CVE-2020-9792

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5. A USB device may be able to cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2020-06-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS — versions unspecified
Apple Ipados
Apple Iphone OS
Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

support.apple.com/HT211168 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT211170 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9792?: CVE-2020-9792 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2020-06-09.
How severe is CVE-2020-9792?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.