CVEs / CVE-2020-9907
CVE-2020-9907: Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 27 Jun 2022
- high 7.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 3.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS contain a memory corruption vulnerability that could allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Apple iOS | from unspecified, before iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 | iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6 |
| Apple tvOS | from unspecified, before tvOS 13.4.8 | tvOS 13.4.8 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 27 Jun 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 18 Jul 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-787 |
References
- CVE-2020-9907 on NVD
- CVE-2020-9907 in the CISA KEV catalog
- 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
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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