Is CVE-2020-3838 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-3838 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-3838?

CVE-2020-3838 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-3838?

CVE-2020-3838 has an EPSS score of 1.49% (71th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-3838?

Upgrade ipados to 13.3.1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-3838

HIGHEPSS 71th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 13.3.1Fixed in:13.3.1CVE-2020-3838derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 13.3.1Fixed in:13.3.1CVE-2020-3838derived from NVD

mac os xNVD

Affected:>= 10.15, < 10.15.3Fixed in:10.15.3CVE-2020-3838derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 13.3.1Fixed in:13.3.1CVE-2020-3838derived from NVD

watchosNVD

Affected:< 6.1.2Fixed in:6.1.2CVE-2020-3838derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory6

Third-Party Advisory1

seclists.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-276 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2013-0632	Critical	9.8	94%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-11610	High	8.8	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-29919	Critical	9.1	60%	-	-
CVE-2019-17124	Critical	9.8	23%	-	-
CVE-2020-12608	High	7.8	22%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-3437	Critical	9.8	16%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.