CVE-2020-9948 is a high-severity type confusion vulnerability in Safari 14.0 and earlier, as well as WebKitGTK+, that could lead to arbitrary code execution when processing maliciously crafted web content. With a CVSS score of 8.8, it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user visits a malicious website. While the vulnerability is fixed in Safari 14.0, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 2.30.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:webkit:webkitgtk\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.