Vulnerability in Apple iOS
CVE-2020-9994
A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.9% 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 — versions unspecified
- Apple Ipados
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
- Apple watchOS — versions unspecified
References
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211170 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211168 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211171 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT211175 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-9994?
- CVE-2020-9994 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2020-10-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-9994?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.