VDB-158617 · CVE-2020-9915 · HT211291

Apple watchOS up to 6.2.7 WebKit Content Security Policy privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.7. This affects an unknown function of the component WebKit. This manipulation causes privileges management (Content Security Policy). This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2020-9915. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple watchOS up to 6.2.7 (Smartwatch Operating System). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component WebKit. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability (Content Security Policy). 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 disclosed 07/15/2020 as HT211291 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2020-9915. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue. The advisory points out:

An access issue existed in Content Security Policy. This issue was addressed with improved access 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 6.2.8 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). The entries VDB-158597, VDB-158606, VDB-158607 and VDB-158608 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Content Security Policy
Class: Privileges management / Content Security Policy
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: watchOS 6.2.8

Timelineinfo

03/02/2020 🔍
07/15/2020 +135 days 🔍
07/15/2020 +0 days 🔍
07/16/2020 +1 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +1817 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: HT211291
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-9915 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9915
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-158617
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2020 20:21
Updated: 07/08/2025 00:01
Changes: 07/16/2020 20:21 (45), 07/16/2020 20:26 (2), 11/03/2020 15:35 (2), 11/03/2020 15:39 (8), 07/08/2025 00:01 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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