CVE-2020-9890

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

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-2020-9890: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix