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CVE-2020-9859: Apple Multiple Products Code Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2020-9859
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS contain an unspecified vulnerability that may allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOSRemote code execution
What
An unspecified vulnerability may allow an application to execute code with kernel privileges.
Who is affected
All deployments of affected Apple products.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Update to the latest version of affected Apple products.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9859

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-9859coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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