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CVE-2020-10004

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2. Opening a maliciously crafted file may lead to unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• macOS: before 10.14.6; from 10.15 before 10.15.7; from 11.0.0 before 11.1.0 — fixed in 10.14.6, 10.15.7, 11.1.0
• Apple tvOS: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 14.2; Apple Iphone Os 14.2; macOS 10.14.6, 10.15.7, 11.1.0; Apple tvOS 14.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211930
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211930
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011

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