CVE-2020-9988

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 14.0 - Unprotected User Data Exposure via Deleted Message Handling

Title source: llm

Description

The issue was addressed with improved deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to discover a user’s deleted messages.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850

Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0032

EPSS Percentile 24.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

Status published

Products (3)

apple/ipados < 14.0

apple/iphone_os < 14.0

apple/mac_os_x < 11.0.1

Published Dec 08, 2020

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026