9.3

CVE-2020-9992: apple ios

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 16-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-9992 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in apple ios. EPSS estimates a 2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.99%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.99%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.99% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.99%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apple4 products
  • ios≥ unspecified, < iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
  • ipados< 14.0
  • iphone_os< 14.0
  • xcode≥ unspecified, < Xcode 12.0 | < 12.0

1 vendor · 4 products

References

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