CVE-2020-9868

CRITICAL

iPadOS < 13.6 - Improper Certificate Validation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A certificate validation issue existed when processing administrator added certificates. This issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. An attacker may have been able to impersonate a trusted website using shared key material for an administrator added certificate.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291

Scores

CVSS v3 9.1
EPSS 0.0103
EPSS Percentile 59.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-295
Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 13.6
apple/iphone_os < 13.6
apple/mac_os_x < 10.15.6
apple/tvos < 13.4.8
apple/watchos < 6.2.8
Published Oct 22, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026