CVE-2020-9959
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with...
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
- Record
CVE-2020-9959- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
- Record
CVE-2020-9959- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-30738 No score
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
- Record
EUVD-2020-30738- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75wm-6772-rqf5
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with...
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
- Record
GHSA-75wm-6772-rqf5- CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-667
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2020-9959 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apple Ios, published October 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.