CVE-2020-9988 Information disclosure in iOS and iPadOS
A local user can discover another user's deleted messages due to improper deletion handling in Apple operating systems.
- 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-2020-9988?
CVE-2020-9988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A local user may be able to discover a user’s deleted messages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9988?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9988?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9988 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-9988 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9988 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-f7xv-f67j-g3wh.