CVE-2020-9994
A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A path handling 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, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 61th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.0% 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/kb/HT211168Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211170Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211171Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211175Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.