Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2020-9859

High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Analyzed

CISA KEV catalog

Confirmed active exploitation.

Listed in CISA's catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities: attackers are using it in real attacks. Patch it with priority.

CISA KEV
Name
Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability
Added to catalog
Remediation due date (US federal)
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update, tvOS 13.4.6, watchOS 6.2.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

apple: ipados; apple: iphone os; apple: mac os x; apple: tvos; apple: watchos

References3

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8 HIGH Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
1% percentile: 58 · as of 2 November 2026
CWE
CWE-415