CVE-2020-9989

MEDIUM

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

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The issue was addressed with improved deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to discover a user’s deleted messages.

References (4)

Core 4
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/HT211844
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 24.4%
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 (4)
apple/ipados < 14.0
apple/iphone_os < 14.0
apple/mac_os_x < 11.0.1
apple/watchos < 7.0
Published Dec 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026