Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2020-9989
The issue was addressed with improved deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to discover a user’s deleted messages.
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: 0.003 (23.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.4% 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 And Ipados — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 (Vendor Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9989?
- CVE-2020-9989 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9989?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.