Apple iOS: An application may be able to use an SSH client provided by private frameworks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed with a new entitlement. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, tvOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2. An application may be able to use an SSH client provided by private frameworks.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS | before iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 | iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | tvOS | before tvOS 13.4 | tvOS 13.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before watchOS 6.2 | watchOS 6.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS VendorApple Affected before iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 Fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 Patch available CNA
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before tvOS 13.4 Fixed in tvOS 13.4 Patch available CNA
- watchOS VendorApple Affected before watchOS 6.2 Fixed in watchOS 6.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in tvOS 13.4
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in watchOS 6.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4
29 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 19 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03409 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2020-03397 Type confusion in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2020-03411 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 45
- Release ·
Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 9 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03409 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2020-03397 Type confusion in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2020-03411 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 45
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Apple watchOS watchOS 6.2
17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03409 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2020-03397 Type confusion in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2020-03411 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 45
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-3917
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2xc-2255-85hm
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-3917 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-3917 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2xc-2255-85hm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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