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Fencer Intel
high 7.8

CVE-2020-9814 json

A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30593

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. 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 execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.5
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4.5
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 6.2.5

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Exploit prediction

1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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