CVE-2020-9992
highpriority · track · 42OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
This issue was addressed by encrypting communications over the network to devices running iOS 14, iPadOS 14, tvOS 14, and watchOS 7. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, Xcode 12.0. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to execute arbitrary code on a paired device during a debug session over the network.
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exploits (1)
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affected products (5)
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also known as (3)
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references (18)
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- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/20cnnvd
- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50121cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9992cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159229/Apple-Security-Advisory-2020-09-16-5.htmlcnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT211848cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/HT211850cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211848cnnvd
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850cnnvd
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