CVE-2020-3913
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 1, 2020 at 05:53 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:19 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, watchOS 6.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13.4
Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 13.4v < iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4
Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.15.4v < macOS Catalina 10.15.4
Affected range stops below 10.15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below macOS Catalina 10.15.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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