CVE-2020-3838 (GCVE-0-2020-3838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-02-27 20:45
Modified
2024-08-04 07:44
Severity ?
CWE
  • An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges
Summary
The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple iOS Version: unspecified   < iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1
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   Apple macOS Version: unspecified   < macOS Catalina 10.15.3
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   Apple tvOS Version: unspecified   < tvOS 13.3.1
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   Apple watchOS Version: unspecified   < watchOS 6.1.2
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