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CVE-2020-9936

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-9936 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, rated 7.8 HIGH (CVSSv3.1), allows for arbitrary code execution when processing a maliciously crafted image, requiring user interaction. While the vulnerability has a high potential impact (confidentiality, integrity, and availability), there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion. Apple addressed this issue with improved bounds checking in various product updates.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 7.20CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
>= 11.0, < 11.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 12.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
< 13.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 13.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
1.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0132 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 / HT211288
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211289
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211290
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211291
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211293
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211294
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT211295
Release NotesVendor Advisory