Apple iOS: Users removed from an iMessage conversation may still be able to alter state
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5. Users removed from an iMessage conversation may still be able to alter state.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00811 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
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 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 | iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS VendorApple Affected before iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 Fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple iOS iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
42 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 2 HIGH, 8 MEDIUM, 31 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-07896 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority CRITICAL 97
- TI-2020-07926 Apple iOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code executionPriority HIGH 81
- TI-2020-07897 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority HIGH 79
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9823
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4ff7-c847-2h7q
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2020-9823 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9823 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4ff7-c847-2h7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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