Is CVE-2020-27918 actively exploited?

CVE-2020-27918 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-27918?

CVE-2020-27918 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2020-27918?

Patch guidance is available from apple security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2020-27918.

Fix CVE-2020-27918 - HIGH apple icloud

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2020-27918?

13 products: apple icloud, apple itunes, apple safari, apple ipados, apple iphone os, and 8 more.

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, Safari 14.0.1, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-416 · Use After Free

Metadata

Primary Vendor: APPLE
Published: 12/8/2020
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

apple : icloudapple : itunesapple : safariapple : ipadosapple : iphone_osapple : macosapple : tvosapple : watchosfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoradebian : debian_linuxwebkitgtk : webkitgtk\+

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD