Vulnerability in Apple iOS
CVE-2020-9968
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.
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: 0.012 (66.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.13.6, 10.14.6
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/HT211850 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211844 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211843 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT211849 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/21 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9968?
- CVE-2020-9968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-16.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9968?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9968 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.