CVE-2020-3916 Information disclosure in iOS
Setting an alternate app icon could disclose a photo without requiring photo access permission, affecting iOS and watchOS users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-3916?
CVE-2020-3916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 1 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.4 and iPadOS 13.4, watchOS 6.2. Setting an alternate app icon may disclose a photo without needing permission to access photos.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-3916?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-3916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-3916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-3916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-3916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q67-g228-h5qx.