CVE-2020-9981: Apple iCloud

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.0, iOS 14.0 and iPadOS 14.0, iTunes for Windows 12.10.9, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.0, macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Security Update 2020-005 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-005 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iCloud: before 11.5 (fixed in 11.5)
• Apple iPadOS: before 14.0 (fixed in 14.0)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 14.0 (fixed in 14.0)
• Apple iTunes: before 12.10.9 (fixed in 12.10.9)
• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.15.7 (fixed in 10.15.7)
• Apple tvOS: before 14.0 (fixed in 14.0)
• Apple watchOS: before 7.0 (fixed in 7.0)

Published 2020-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.