VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-9885
An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks. The issue was resolved with additional verification. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A user that is removed from an iMessage group could rejoin the group.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 39th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-345
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT211288Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211289Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211290Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211291Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211288Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211289Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211290Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT211291Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.