Is CVE-2020-9979 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-9979 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-9979?

CVE-2020-9979 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-9979?

CVE-2020-9979 has an EPSS score of 0.41% (33th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-9979?

Upgrade ipados to 14.0 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-9979

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A trust issue was addressed by removing a legacy API. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, tvOS 14.0. An attacker may be able to misuse a trust relationship to download malicious content.

How to fix

Remediation Available

ipadosNVD

Affected:< 14.0Fixed in:14.0CVE-2020-9979derived from NVD

iphone osNVD

Affected:< 14.0Fixed in:14.0CVE-2020-9979derived from NVD

tvosNVD

Affected:< 14.0Fixed in:14.0CVE-2020-9979derived 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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.41%probability of exploitation in 30 days

33rdpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 33% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory2

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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.