CVE-2020-9842
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CVE-2020-9842 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. 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 could interact with system processes to access private information and perform privileged actions.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | Ipados | < 13.5 |
| Apple | Iphone Os | < 13.5 |
| Apple | Mac Os X | < 10.15.5 |
| Apple | Tvos | < 13.4.5 |
| Apple | Watchos | < 6.2.5 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211170Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211171Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211170Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211171Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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