CVE-2020-9941: High severity apple macos vulnerability
Published Sep 16, 2020
·Updated
Mail. This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Other sources
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. A remote attacker may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.
Credit
Fabian Ising(FH M), Damian Poddebniak(FH M)
Affected Software
39 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Big Sur<11.0.1
11.0.1
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.7
10.15.7
Apple High Sierra
Apple Mojave
Apple WatchOS<7.0
7.0
Apple iOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iPadOS<14.0
14.0
Apple iPadOS<14.0
Apple iPhone OS<14.0
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.7
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-004
Apple macOS=11.0
Apple WatchOS<7.0
Event History
Oct 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:52 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Parent advisories
This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2020-27914
- CVE-2020-27915
- CVE-2020-27903
- CVE-2020-27910
- CVE-2020-27916
- CVE-2020-9943
- CVE-2020-9944
- CVE-2020-27906
- CVE-2020-27945
- CVE-2020-27908
- CVE-2020-27909
- CVE-2020-9960
- CVE-2020-10017
- CVE-2020-9949
- CVE-2020-9897
- CVE-2020-9883
- CVE-2020-10003
- CVE-2020-27922
- CVE-2020-9999
- CVE-2020-27937
- CVE-2020-9965
- CVE-2020-9966
- CVE-2020-27894
- CVE-2020-36615
- CVE-2021-1790
- CVE-2021-1775
- CVE-2020-29629
- CVE-2020-27942
- CVE-2020-9962
- CVE-2020-27952
- CVE-2020-9956
- CVE-2020-27931
- CVE-2020-27930
- CVE-2020-27927
- CVE-2020-29639
- CVE-2020-10002
- CVE-2020-9978
- CVE-2020-9955
- CVE-2020-27924
- CVE-2020-27912
- CVE-2020-27923
- CVE-2020-9876
- CVE-2020-10015
- CVE-2020-27897
- CVE-2020-27907
- CVE-2020-27919
- CVE-2020-9967
- CVE-2020-9975
- CVE-2020-27921
- CVE-2020-27904
- CVE-2019-14899
- CVE-2020-27950
- CVE-2020-9974
- CVE-2020-10016
- CVE-2020-27932
- CVE-2020-27917
- CVE-2020-27920
- CVE-2020-27911
- CVE-2020-9971
- CVE-2020-10014
- CVE-2020-10010
- CVE-2020-9941
- CVE-2020-9988
- CVE-2020-9989
- CVE-2020-10011
- CVE-2020-13524
- CVE-2020-10004
- CVE-2020-9996
- CVE-2020-27901
- CVE-2020-27900
- CVE-2019-20838
- CVE-2020-14155
- CVE-2020-10007
- CVE-2020-27896
- CVE-2020-9963
- CVE-2020-10012
- CVE-2020-10663
- CVE-2020-9945
- CVE-2020-9977
- CVE-2020-9942
- CVE-2020-9987
- CVE-2021-1803
- CVE-2020-9969
- CVE-2020-27893
- CVE-2021-1755
- CVE-2020-10005
- CVE-2020-9991
- CVE-2020-9849
- CVE-2020-15358
- CVE-2020-13631
- CVE-2020-13434
- CVE-2020-13435
- CVE-2020-13630
- CVE-2020-27899
- CVE-2020-10009
- CVE-2020-10008
- CVE-2020-27918
- CVE-2020-9947
- CVE-2020-9950
- CVE-2020-27898
- CVE-2020-27935
- CVE-2020-10006
- CVE-2020-9954
- CVE-2020-9986
- CVE-2020-9961
- CVE-2020-9981
- CVE-2020-9973
- CVE-2020-13520
- CVE-2020-9968
- CVE-2020-10013
- CVE-2020-36521
- CVE-2020-9976
- CVE-2020-9946
- CVE-2020-9993
- CVE-2020-9951
- CVE-2020-9983
- CVE-2020-9952
- CVE-2020-9958
- CVE-2020-9979
- CVE-2020-9773
- CVE-2020-9992
- CVE-2020-9964
- CVE-2020-6147
- CVE-2020-9972
- CVE-2020-9959
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is CVE-2020-9941?
CVE-2020-9941 is a vulnerability in Mail on Apple devices that has been addressed with improved checks.
2
Which devices are affected by CVE-2020-9941?
Devices running macOS Catalina (up to version 10.15.7), Apple High Sierra, Apple Mojave, watchOS (up to version 7.0), macOS Big Sur (up to version 11.0.1), iOS (up to version 14.0), and iPadOS (up to version 14.0) are affected by CVE-2020-9941.
3
How can I fix the CVE-2020-9941 vulnerability?
Apply the updates provided by Apple for your specific device and operating system version. Refer to the official Apple support page for more information.