High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-3838

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3.1 and iPadOS 13.3.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.3, tvOS 13.3.1, watchOS 6.1.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
=10.15.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =10.15.3
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./Ipadosllm-fuzzy
Range: =13.3.1
Apple Inc./iOSllm-fuzzy2 versions
=13.3.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: =13.3.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Apple Inc./tvOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./watchOSv5
Range: unspecified

Patches

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Apr/51nvdThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/HT210918nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT210919nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT210920nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT210921nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212326nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212327nvdVendor Advisory

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