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CVE-2020-9885
An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks. The issue was resolved with additional verification. This issue is fixed in iOS…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.45%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
An issue existed in the handling of iMessage tapbacks. The issue was resolved with additional verification. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. A user that is removed from an iMessage group could rejoin the group.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.45% · top 61% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- A user that is removed from an iMessage group could rejoin the group
- CWE-345 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-345 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://support.apple.com/HT211289 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT211288 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT211290 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT211291 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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