Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2020-9963
The issue was addressed with improved handling of icon caches. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious app may be able to determine the existence of files on the computer.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9963?
- CVE-2020-9963 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9963?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9963 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.