This issue was addressed with improved file handling.

published 2021-09-08 5y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-20433

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 55%
public exploits: 0; none known

This issue was addressed with improved file handling. This issue is fixed in Apple TV app for Fire OS 6.1.0.6A142:7.1.0. An attacker with file system access may modify scripts used by the app.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Apple Apple TV app for Fire OS 6.1.0.6A142:7.1.0

Is CVE-2020-27940 in your stack? Fencer shows which of your repositories are affected as soon as an advisory lands, and opens the fix as a pull request.

Check with Fencer

Exploit prediction

0.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Apple Apple TV app for Fire OS

References

support.apple.com /en-us/HT212197
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2020-27940
NVD CVE-2020-27940

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.