A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- 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
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
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 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
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
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
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9959
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-75wm-6772-rqf5
References
More Apple Ipados vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-9959 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9959 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-75wm-6772-rqf5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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