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CVE-2020-9801

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-9801 describes a logic issue in Apple Safari, fixed in version 13.1.1, that could allow a malicious process to force the browser to launch an arbitrary application. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (no KEV entry), a Metasploit module exists, indicating exploitability, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 13.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Safari in Operator Side Effect Exploit · Mar 18, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0138 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / HT211177
Release NotesVendor Advisory