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medium 5.5

CVE-2020-27946 json

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management.

published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-20439

cvss
5.5
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 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An information disclosure issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 7.2, macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, tvOS 14.3. Processing a maliciously crafted font may result in the disclosure of process memory.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS 14.3
  • Apple tvOS 14.3
  • Apple watchOS 7.2
  • Apple macOS 11.1

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Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS
  • Apple macOS

References

Sources

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