CVE-2020-9994

HighCVSS 7.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A 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 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.1/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 22, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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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