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CVE-2020-9934

CVE detail

CVE-2020-9934

An issue existed in the handling of environment variables. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6. A local user may be able to view sensitive user information.

CVSS 5.5 · MediumBuzz score 36.9KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 36.9

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Buzz score components · mention 6.9 · diversity 5.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0

Mention score

6.9

1 evidence mentions in the snapshot

Diversity score

5.0

1 sources across 1 categories

KEV score

25.0

Known exploited vulnerability present

OTX score

0.0

0 OTX pulses

PoC score

0.0

0 repos · best confidence N/A

Best PoC traction

Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions: 0; within the 30d window
Peak daily: 0; highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first

1 source links · newest first

New ‘powerdir’ Vulnerability in macOS Exposes Protected DataSecurityWeek
A vulnerability addressed recently in Apple’s macOS platform could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to a user’s personal data, Microsoft explains.
newswww.securityweek.comJan 11, 2022, 12:50 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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0 repository references · best confidence N/A · max 0 stars

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External lookup

Potential internet exposure

Potential exposure only — not proof of vulnerability.Shodan results indicate potentially internet-exposed products, not confirmed vulnerable systems. They do not confirm that any returned system is vulnerable to CVE-2020-9934.

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Product CPE queries

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Metadata

Canonical fields

NVD status

Unavailable

Published

Oct 16, 2020

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Official record

Authoritative NVD record

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CWE IDs

Unavailable

Vendor classifications

How this vector reads

CVSS 3.1 base metrics decoded below. This explanation does not recalculate or change the NVD score.

Attack Vector (AV): Local. The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.
Attack Complexity (AC): Low. No special conditions beyond the attacker-controlled steps are required.
Privileges Required (PR): Low. The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.
User Interaction (UI): None. Exploitation does not require another user to act.
Scope (S): Unchanged. Impacts remain within the vulnerable security authority.
Confidentiality Impact (C): High. There is a total or serious impact to this security property.
Integrity Impact (I): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.
Availability Impact (A): None. There is no direct impact to this security property.

Signals

Exploitation indicators

1 stored signals · KEV present · 0 OTX pulses

KEVKEV
- cwes:
- dueDate: 2022-09-29
- knownRansomwareCampaignUse: Unknown
- notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211288, https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9934
- product: iOS, iPadOS, and macOS
- requiredAction: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- shortDescription: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS contain an unspecified vulnerability involving input validation which can allow a local attacker to view sensitive user information.
- vendorProject: Apple
- vulnerabilityName: Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Input Validation Vulnerability
Observed Sep 8, 2022, 12:00 AM