PT-2020-20855 · Apple · Ios+3

Ian Beer · Published 2020-10-22 · Updated 2025-06-16 · CVE-2020-9906

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions iOS versions prior to 13.6 iPadOS versions prior to 13.6 macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6 watchOS versions prior to 6.2.8

Description A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination or corrupt kernel memory.

Recommendations For iOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iOS 13.6 or later. For iPadOS versions prior to 13.6, update to iPadOS 13.6 or later. For macOS Catalina versions prior to 10.15.6, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.6 or later. For watchOS versions prior to 6.2.8, update to watchOS 6.2.8 or later.

Fix

RCE

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-9906

Affected Products

Ios

Ipados

Macos Catalina

Watchos

References · 7

• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9906 · Security Note
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9906 · Vendor Advisory
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162119/iOS-macOS-Radio-Proximity-Kernel-Memory-Corruption.html · Note
• https://twitter.com/grok/status/1934742687971987621 · Twitter Post