CVE-2020-9978: Medium severity apple macos vulnerability
HomeKit. This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation.
Other sources
This issue was addressed with improved setting propagation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, tvOS 14.0, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to unexpectedly alter application state.
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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-2020-9979
- CVE-2020-9954
- CVE-2020-36521
- CVE-2020-9961
- CVE-2020-9976
- CVE-2020-9981
- CVE-2020-9968
- CVE-2020-9951
- CVE-2020-9983
- CVE-2020-9952
- CVE-2020-10013
- CVE-2020-27936
- CVE-2020-27941
- CVE-2020-29621
- CVE-2020-29610
- CVE-2020-27948
- CVE-2020-10001
- CVE-2020-27946
- CVE-2020-27943
- CVE-2020-27944
- CVE-2020-29624
- CVE-2020-29608
- CVE-2020-27947
- CVE-2020-29612
- CVE-2020-27939
- CVE-2020-29625
- CVE-2020-29615
- CVE-2020-29616
- CVE-2020-29618
- CVE-2020-29611
- CVE-2020-29617
- CVE-2020-29619
- CVE-2020-27949
- CVE-2020-29620
- CVE-2020-27926
- CVE-2020-29633
- CVE-2020-29614
- CVE-2020-13520
- CVE-2020-9972
- CVE-2020-27938
- CVE-2020-29623
- CVE-2020-15969
- CVE-2020-9946
- CVE-2020-9993
- CVE-2020-9958
- CVE-2020-9773
- CVE-2020-9992
- CVE-2020-9964
- CVE-2020-6147
- CVE-2020-9973
- CVE-2020-9959
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-9978?
CVE-2020-9978 is a vulnerability related to HomeKit that has been addressed with improved setting propagation.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-9978?
CVE-2020-9978 affects tvOS up to version 14.0, iOS up to version 14.0, iPadOS up to version 14.0, watchOS up to version 7.0, and macOS Big Sur up to version 11.1.
What is the remedy for CVE-2020-9978?
The remedy for CVE-2020-9978 is to update the affected software to the specified versions: tvOS 14.0, iOS 14.0, iPadOS 14.0, watchOS 7.0, and macOS Big Sur 11.1.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-9978?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-9978 on the Apple support page: [Link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211843), [Link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211844), and [Link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211850).