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critical 9.8

CVE-2020-9918 json

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-30697

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.0%
EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Patch / fix

  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.6
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4.8
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 6.2.8

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Exploit prediction

3.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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