Critical severity · published Oct 22, 2020
CVE-2020-9868
A certificate validation issue existed when processing administrator added certificates
9.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A certificate validation issue existed when processing administrator added certificates. This issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. 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. An attacker may have been able to impersonate a trusted website using shared key material for an administrator added certificate.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 13.6 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.15.6 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 13.4.8 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 6.2.8 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9868
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9868
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211288
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211289
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211290
Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211291
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