Apple iOS: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept Bluetooth traffic.
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 |
- iOS VendorApple Affected before iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 Fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4
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
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9770
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9h7-x4m7-p8mw
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
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- 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-2020-9770 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9770 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9h7-x4m7-p8mw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-9770 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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