CVE-2020-9907

A memory corruption issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.3 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT211288	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211290	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211288	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211290	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-9907	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-10-16 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 18:04

NVD link : CVE-2020-9907

Mitre link : CVE-2020-9907

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-9907

JSON object : View

Products Affected

apple

ipados
tvos
iphone_os

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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