CVE-2020-9842 json
An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing.
published 2020-06-09 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-30621
- cvss
- 7.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 62%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. 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. A malicious application could interact with system processes to access private information and perform privileged actions.
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
0.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple iOS
- Apple macOS
- Apple tvOS
- Apple watchOS
References
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support.apple.com
/HT211168
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/HT211170
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/HT211171
vendor-advisory
-
support.apple.com
/HT211175
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-9842
- NVD CVE-2020-9842
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