Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2020-9979
A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9979?
- CVE-2020-9979 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9979?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-9979 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.