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high 8.8

CVE-2020-9870 json

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30649

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to bypass pointer authentication codes and run arbitrary code.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.6
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4.8

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Exploit prediction

2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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