Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01092 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS (Apple): iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0tvOS (Apple): tvOS 14.0+1 more product
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 | tvOS | before tvOS 14.0 | tvOS 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
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before tvOS 14.0 Fixed in tvOS 14.0 Patch available CNA
- watchOS VendorApple Affected before watchOS 7.0 Fixed in watchOS 7.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| 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:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 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:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 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 tvOS (Apple) Fixed in tvOS 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 ·
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
- Release ·
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-2020-08019 Apple iOS: The screen lock may not engage after the specified time periodPriority LOW 30
- TI-2020-08039 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to access restricted filesPriority LOW 27
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Apple tvOS tvOS 14.0
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-08025 Cross-site scripting in Apple iOSPriority LOW 34
- TI-2020-08039 Apple iOS: A malicious application may be able to access restricted filesPriority LOW 27
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9976
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x4f7-hgxg-q85h
References
Advisory 6
- https://support.apple.com/HT211850
- https://support.apple.com/HT211844
- https://support.apple.com/HT211843
- 20201115 APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-4 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-2 tvOS 14.0
- 20201115 APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-3 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-1 iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0
- 20201115 APPLE-SA-2020-11-13-6 Additional information for APPLE-SA-2020-09-16-4 watchOS 7.0
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-2020-9976 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-9976 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x4f7-hgxg-q85h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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