CVE-2020-9914

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

An input validation issue existed in Bluetooth. This issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform denial of service attack using malformed Bluetooth packets.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 13.6 — fixed in 13.6
Apple Iphone Os: before 13.6 — fixed in 13.6
Apple tvOS: before 13.4.8 — fixed in 13.4.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 13.6; Apple Iphone Os 13.6; Apple tvOS 13.4.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT211288
https://support.apple.com/HT211290
https://support.apple.com/HT211288
https://support.apple.com/HT211290

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