CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-9868

Improper Certificate Validation

Published: Oct 22, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
9.1
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.x
6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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A certificate validation issue existed when processing administrator added certificates. This issue was addressed with improved certificate validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, macOS Catalina 10.15.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8. An attacker may have been able to impersonate a trusted website using shared key material for an administrator added certificate.

Weakness

The product does not validate, or incorrectly validates, a certificate.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
IpadosApple*13.6 (excluding)
Iphone_osApple*13.6 (excluding)
Mac_os_xApple*10.15.6 (excluding)
TvosApple*13.4.8 (excluding)
WatchosApple*6.2.8 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References