CVE-2020-9988

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

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

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 8, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

Related CVEs from 2020

CVE-2020-99895.5The 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 CVE-2020-99907.8A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A malicious application may be ablCVE-2020-99917.5This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iCloud foCVE-2020-99927.8This issue was addressed by encrypting communications over the network to devices running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7. This isCVE-2020-99934.3The issue was addressed with improved UI handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, Safari 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. Visiting a malCVE-2020-99947.1A path handling issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS CVE-2020-99956.1An issue existed in the parsing of URLs. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Server 5.11. CVE-2020-99967.8A 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.CVE-2020-99975.5An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.6, watchOS 6.2.8. CVE-2020-99997.8A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iTunes for Windows 12.1
CVE-2020-9988: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix