CVE-2020-27932

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2021-11-03

Actively exploited. CVE-2020-27932 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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

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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 95% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2020-27932: Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03

External references

NVD record for CVE-2020-27932

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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