CVE-2020-9876
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-9876- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
CVE-2020-9876- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30655 No score
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30655- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5xx-rrgx-p246
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in...
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, iCloud for Windows 7.20. Opening a maliciously crafted PDF file may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.
- Record
GHSA-r5xx-rrgx-p246- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- apple icloud
- apple icloud for windows
- apple ios
- apple ipados
- apple itunes
- apple macos
- apple tvos
- apple watchos
- apple icloud for windows (legacy)
- apple iphone os
- apple itunes for windows
- apple mac os x
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-9876 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Icloud, published October 22, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.95%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/kb/HT211843
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seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Nov/19
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9876
github.com/advisories/GHSA-r5xx-rrgx-p246