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CVE-2020-9992

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 16, 2020 at 04:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:28 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOSXcode

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%

Description

This issue was addressed by encrypting communications over the network to devices running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, Xcode 12.0. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary code on a paired device during a debug session over the network.

Affected

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

iPadOS· Apple
95%
v < 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
iPhone OS· Apple
95%
v < 14.0v < iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Xcode· Apple
95%
v < 12.0v < Xcode 12.0
Affected range stops below 12.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below Xcode 12.0, 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:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT211848
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/HT211850

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
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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