CVE-2020-9989

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 8, 2020 at 07:58 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

The issue was addressed with improved deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to discover a user’s deleted messages.

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
v < 11.0v < 11.0.1
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
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 (4)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
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

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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