{"id":"CVE-2020-9854","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-9854","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T22:34:07.577Z","title":"A logic issue was addressed with improved validation.","description":"A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.","published":"2020-10-22T18:15:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:28:41.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["apple/ipados","apple/iphone os","apple/mac os x","apple/tvos"],"epss":{"score":0.00407,"percentile":0.34701,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9854","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}