Apple Pointer Authentication bypass
Apple describes CVE-2020-9910 as one of multiple issues addressed with improved logic. The available vendor description states that a malicious attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to bypass Pointer Authentication. The issue was fixed in iOS 13.6 and iPadOS 13.6, tvOS 13.4.8, watchOS 6.2.8, Safari 13.1.2, iTunes 12.10.8 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 11.3, and iCloud for Windows 7.20. Supporting context further identifies CVE-2020-9910 as a mitigation-bypass issue referenced alongside exploitation of CVE-2020-9802 in WebKit/JavaScriptCore exploit chains.
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Impact
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Mitigation
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Exploits
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Affected products & vendors
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Recent activity
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An iOS mitigation bypass vulnerability referenced as part of the exploit chain supporting LightSpy delivery.
A mitigation-bypass vulnerability related to the Safari/WebKit exploit chain, fixed in iOS 13.6.
A mitigation bypass vulnerability referenced as one of two bypasses fixed in iOS 13.6 in the context of WebKit/iOS exploit development.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.