Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4 WebKit privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-9850. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple tvOS up to 13.4.4 (Digital Media Player) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 05/26/2020 with Zero Day Initiative as HT211171 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9850. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK. The advisory points out:

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241427 (RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 13.4.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (241427). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-155698, VDB-155707, VDB-155708 and VDB-155709. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 241427
Nessus Name: RHEL 7 : webkitgtk4 (RHSA-2025:10364)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS 13.4.5

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03/02/2020 🔍
05/26/2020 +85 days 🔍
05/26/2020 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2020 +3 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +1866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211171
Organization: Zero Day Initiative
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9850 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9850
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-155731
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2020 00:34
Updated: 07/08/2025 14:21
Changes: 05/30/2020 00:34 (46), 05/30/2020 00:39 (16), 10/19/2020 20:29 (2), 07/08/2025 14:21 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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