CVE-2020-9996

HIGH

iPadOS < 14.0 - Use-After-Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

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 7.8
EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 54.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416
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