CVE-2020-9785

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: April 1, 2020 at 05:57 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected

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

iPadOS · Apple

95%

v < 13.4

Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

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

macOS · Apple

95%

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

tvOS · Apple

95%

v < 13.4v < tvOS 13.4

Affected range stops below 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below tvOS 13.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 6.2v < watchOS 6.2

Affected range stops below 6.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below watchOS 6.2, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (4)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT211100

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT211101

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT211102

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT211103

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

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

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-787

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