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TI-2020-07930 Aliases CVE-2020-9854GHSA-vgp2-4hhx-5vjw

Apple iOS: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A logic 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. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00407 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5macOS (Apple): macOS Catalina 10.15.5+1 more product

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppleiOSbefore iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore macOS Catalina 10.15.5macOS Catalina 10.15.5Patch availableCNA
AppletvOSbefore tvOS 13.4.5tvOS 13.4.5Patch availableCNA
  • iOS VendorApple Affected before iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 Fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5 Patch available CNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Patch available CNA
  • tvOS VendorApple Affected before tvOS 13.4.5 Fixed in tvOS 13.4.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.15.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.4.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.4.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.5
  • Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in tvOS 13.4.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.5

    4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-08064 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary filesPriority LOW 33
    • TI-2020-07888 Apple macOS: A person with physical access to a Mac may be able to bypass Login WindowPriority LOW 30
    • TI-2020-07875 Race condition in Apple macOSPriority LOW 30
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  • Release ·

    Apple iOS, tvOS iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2020-08064 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary filesPriority LOW 33
    Show all 2 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9854
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vgp2-4hhx-5vjw

References

Advisory 3

  • 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
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Sources

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