7.8 High Exploited

CVE-2020-9859 Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

Weakness CWE-415

Description

A memory consumption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5.1 and iPadOS 13.5.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update, tvOS 13.4.6, watchOS 6.2.6. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
iOS	Versions not published
macOS	Versions not published
tvOS	Versions not published
watchOS	Versions not published

References

support.apple.com support.apple.com

Timeline

Published June 5, 2020
Added to the KEV catalogue November 3, 2021
Last modified October 21, 2025

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