CVE-2020-9829: Apple iPadOS

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.5 and iPadOS 13.5, tvOS 13.4.5, watchOS 6.2.5. Processing a maliciously crafted text message may lead to application denial of service.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 13.5 (fixed in 13.5)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 13.5 (fixed in 13.5)
• Apple tvOS: before 13.4.5 (fixed in 13.4.5)
• Apple watchOS: before 6.2.5 (fixed in 6.2.5)

Published 2020-06-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.