CVE-2020-9842
Apple iOS/WatchOS/macOS/tvOS Privilege Escalation Entitlement Parsing Vulnerability
Description
An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application could interact with system processes to access private information and perform privileged actions.
INFO
Published Date :
June 9, 2020, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:41 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-9842
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Upgrade to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.
- For macOS, upgrade to version 10.15.5 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-9842.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/HT211168 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211170 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211171 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211175 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211168 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211170 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211171 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://support.apple.com/HT211175 | Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-9842 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-9842
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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CVE-2020-9842 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-9842 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT211170 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT211171 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT211175 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Jan. 09, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 13.5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 13.5 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 04, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. An application may be able to use arbitrary entitlements. An entitlement parsing issue was addressed with improved parsing. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. A malicious application could interact with system processes to access private information and perform privileged actions. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211168 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211168 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211170 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211170 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211171 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211171 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT211175 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT211175 Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipad_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.4.5 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2.5
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.1
Base CVSS Score: 5.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.33 }} -0.02%
score
0.55333
percentile