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CVE-2020-9819

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2021‑11‑03. Fixed versions are out.

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

What to do

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  • Apple iOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5Upgrade to: iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5Affected: ≥ unspecified, < iOS 12.4.7Upgrade to: iOS 12.4.7Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple watchOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < watchOS 6.2.5Upgrade to: watchOS 6.2.5Affected: ≥ unspecified, < watchOS 5.3.7Upgrade to: watchOS 5.3.7Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple IpadosAffected: < 13.5Upgrade to: 13.5Stated by: NVD

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

Coverage timeline

0 publishers
  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, iOS 12.4.7, watchOS 6.2.5, watchOS 5.3.7. Processing a maliciously crafted mail message may lead to heap corruption.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS82nd
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2021-11-03.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2022-05-03.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

2.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 82nd percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

6 events over 1962 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Added to CISA KEV
  3. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

And 7 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

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