CVE-2020-9870

HIGH EXPLOITED

iPadOS < 13.6 - Arbitrary Code Execution via Pointer Authentication Bypass

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

CVE-2020-9870 has been observed exploited in the wild (reported by VulnCheck KEV).

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8. An attacker with memory write capability may be able to bypass pointer authentication codes and run arbitrary code.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://support.apple.com/HT211289

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://support.apple.com/HT211288

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://support.apple.com/HT211290

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8

EPSS 0.0197

EPSS Percentile 78.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

VulnCheck KEV 2024-10-29

CWE

CWE-20

Status published

Products (4)

apple/ipados < 13.6

apple/iphone_os < 13.6

apple/mac_os_x < 10.15.6

apple/tvos < 13.4.8

Published Oct 16, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026