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medium 4.6

CVE-2020-27902 json

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-20395

cvss
4.6
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 25%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2. A person with physical access to an iOS device may be able to access stored passwords without authentication.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.2

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Exploit prediction

0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 4.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-306 Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality

References

Sources

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