CVE-2020-9971

HIGH

iPadOS < 14.0 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0112
EPSS Percentile 62.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (5)
apple/ipados < 14.0
apple/iphone_os < 14.0
apple/macos 11.0 - 11.0.1
apple/tvos < 14.0
apple/watchos < 7.0
Published Apr 02, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026