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CVE-2020-27932: Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2020-27932
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS contain a type confusion vulnerability that may allow a malicious application to execute code with kernel privileges.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOSRemote code execution
What
This vulnerability is a type confusion that may allow a malicious application to execute code with kernel privileges.
Who is affected
Users of Apple iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.
Urgency
Immediate remediation is necessary as the vulnerability is actively exploited and rated critical.
Action
Update to the latest versions of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27932

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2020-27932coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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