CVE-2020-9859

Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

  • High 7.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update, tvOS 13.4.6, watchOS 6.2.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Key facts

Published
5 Jun 2020
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
apple
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
EPSS
0.829% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 58.086% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS
  • unspecified up to but excluding iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1 (affected)
ApplemacOS
  • unspecified up to but excluding macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update (affected)
AppletvOS
  • unspecified up to but excluding tvOS 13.4.6 (affected)
ApplewatchOS
  • unspecified up to but excluding watchOS 6.2.6 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 5 Jun 2020 Published
  2. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2020-9859 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References