CVE-2020-9885

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks. The issue was resolved with additional verification. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A user that is removed from an iMessage group could rejoin the group.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-345

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS>= unspecified, < iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < macOS Catalina 10.15.6
AppletvOS>= unspecified, < tvOS 13.4.8
ApplewatchOS>= unspecified, < watchOS 6.2.8

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-9885: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix