CVE-2020-9854 Privilege escalation in iOS
An application can gain elevated privileges due to a logic issue in Apple operating systems, requiring a security patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9854?
CVE-2020-9854 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 22 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, macOS Catalina 10.15.5, tvOS 13.4.5. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9854?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9854?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9854 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9854 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9854 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- 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-vgp2-4hhx-5vjw.