CVE-2020-9920 describes a critical path handling vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. This flaw, fixed in iOS/iPadOS 13.6, macOS 10.15.6, and watchOS 6.2.8, allowed a malicious mail server to overwrite arbitrary mail files due to insufficient validation. With a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to high integrity and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 6.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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