CVE-2020-9959: Apple iPadOS

Low severity, CVSS 2.4. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A lock screen issue allowed access to messages on a locked device. This issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to view notification contents from the lockscreen.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.0 (fixed in 14.0)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 14.0 (fixed in 14.0)

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