Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to identify what other applications a user…
Priority LOW 17Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved handling of icon caches. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to identify what other applications a user has installed.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
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 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0 | iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS VendorApple Affected before iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0 Fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9773
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j877-94m4-375j
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
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- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-9773 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9773 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j877-94m4-375j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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