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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2020-9815 json

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

published 2020-06-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-30594

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.5%
EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5
  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15.5
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 13.4.5
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 6.2.5

Exploit prediction

1.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple macOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.