CVE-2020-9975

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 2, 2021 at 05:27 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

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An 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.

v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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 11.0.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 11.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 7.0
Affected range stops below 7.0, 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 (5)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/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
CWE-416

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