CVE-2020-9884: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. 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. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 13.6 (fixed in 13.6)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 13.6 (fixed in 13.6)
• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.15.6 (fixed in 10.15.6)
• Apple tvOS: before 13.4.8 (fixed in 13.4.8)
• Apple watchOS: before 6.2.8 (fixed in 6.2.8)

Published 2020-10-16. Last modified 2026-06-17.