7.1

CVE-2020-9994: apple ios

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
Published 22-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-9994 is a high (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in apple ios. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.95%
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. 22-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.95% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.95%

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

Apple7 products

1 vendor · 7 products

References

4 links