TI-2020-08019 Aliases CVE-2020-9946 GHSA-f266-qpmf-vxqx

Apple iOS: The screen lock may not engage after the specified time period

LOW 30CWE-667Published 2020-10-16 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Physical
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0. The screen lock may not engage after the specified time period.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00307 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0watchOS (Apple): watchOS 7.0

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
Apple	watchOS	before watchOS 7.0	watchOS 7.0	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
watchOS VendorApple Affected before watchOS 7.0 Fixed in watchOS 7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados::::::::	before 14.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::	before 14.0	Vulnerable	Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::	before 7.0	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 14.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 7.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in watchOS 7.0

Fixed in the same release

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

Release · 2020-10-16
Apple iOS iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
8 records Highest priority Priority LOW 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-08062 Apple iOS: An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary…Priority LOW 39
- TI-2020-08029 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2020-08025 Cross-site scripting in Apple iOSPriority LOW 34
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Release · 2020-10-16
Apple watchOS watchOS 7.0
4 records Highest priority Priority LOW 4 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-08025 Cross-site scripting in Apple iOSPriority LOW 34
- TI-2020-08046 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user informationPriority LOW 27
- TI-2020-08039 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to access restricted filesPriority LOW 27
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Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9946
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f266-qpmf-vxqx

References

Advisory 4

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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