CVE-2020-9971 is a logic issue affecting Apple's watchOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, and macOS that could allow a malicious application to elevate privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) but has low attack complexity (AC:L), potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or publicly available exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers. This issue was addressed in watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, and macOS Big Sur 11.0.1.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 14.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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