CVE-2020-9943
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9943- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2020-9943- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30722 No score
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30722- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f335-pm7q-gvcv
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS...
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.0, tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A malicious application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
GHSA-f335-pm7q-gvcv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- 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-2020-9943 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Ipados, published December 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.15%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9943
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f335-pm7q-gvcv