CVE-2020-9976

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-16 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0. A malicious application may be able to leak sensitive user information.

Affected products

Apple iPadOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0
Apple Iphone Os: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0
Apple tvOS: before 14.0 — fixed in 14.0
Apple watchOS: before 7.0 — fixed in 7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 14.0; Apple Iphone Os 14.0; Apple tvOS 14.0; Apple watchOS 7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22
https://support.apple.com/HT211843
https://support.apple.com/HT211844
https://support.apple.com/HT211850
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/22
https://support.apple.com/HT211843
https://support.apple.com/HT211844
https://support.apple.com/HT211850

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