CVE-2020-9818
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.023 · 84 %ileEURUUSadded 2021-11-03remediate by 2022-05-03
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to unexpected memory modification or application termination.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
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affected products (11)
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also known as (4)
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references (17)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49313cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9818cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157879/Apple-Security-Advisory-2020-05-26-5.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT211168cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT211169cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT211175cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211169cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168cnnvd
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