CVE-2020-20095
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI...
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
- Record
CVE-2020-20095- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
- Record
CVE-2020-20095- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12885 No score
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12885- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xgf8-49jx-rh6m
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI...
iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.
- Record
GHSA-xgf8-49jx-rh6m- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-20095 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apple Imessage, published March 23, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.32%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.