Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in watchOS - CVE-2020-3917
Published: March 27, 2020 / Updated: March 27, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU26433
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3917
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a security restriction bypass. A remote attacker can trick a victim to install a malicious application, cause the application to be able to use an SSH client provided by private frameworks and gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
Affected software
watchOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
iPadOS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-3917
Install updates from vendor's website.
watchOS - update to 6.2
Apple iOS - update to 13.4 17E255
iPadOS - update to 13.4
Apple iOS - update to 13.4 17E255
iPadOS - update to 13.4