CVE-2020-3913 Privilege escalation in iOS
A malicious application can elevate privileges due to insufficient permission validation in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3913?
CVE-2020-3913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 1 Apr 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A permissions issue existed. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, macOS Catalina 10.15.4, watchOS 6.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3913?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3913?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3913 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-chmc-gg3m-2h26.