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CVE-2020-9871

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-9871 is an out-of-bounds write vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products, including iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iTunes for Windows, and iCloud for Windows. This flaw allows arbitrary code execution if a user processes a maliciously crafted image. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), posing a significant risk of high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
>= 10.0, < 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 12.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0133 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media 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 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

support.apple.com / kb/HT211288
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211289
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211290
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211291
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211293
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211294
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT211295
Vendor Advisory