CVE-2020-9959 Information disclosure in iOS
An attacker with physical access to a locked iOS device can view notification contents, exposing sensitive message data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9959?
CVE-2020-9959 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 16 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9959?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-75wm-6772-rqf5.