CVE-2020-10004

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2020 at 08:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:47 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2. Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.14.6v < 11.010.15 ≤ v < 10.15.711.0.0 ≤ v < 11.1.0
Affected range stops below 10.14.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 10.15.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.2
Affected range stops below 14.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211930
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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