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EUVD-2026-256047
European Vulnerability Database identifier assigned by ENISAReserved
2026-10-02 06:58
Assigner
ENISA
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This identifier carries no description, severity or references of its own:
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CVE-2020-27932 (GCVE-0-2020-27932)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-08 20:13 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 12.4.9, watchOS 6.2.9, Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 5.3.9, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-29 17:37 UTC
CWE
- A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges..
- CWE-843 - Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
Assigner
References
11 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211940 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211944 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211945 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211946 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211947 | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161295/XNU-K… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
8 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | watchOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 7.1
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 14.2
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 11.0
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 12.4
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 6.2
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 5.3
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 2020
(custom)
|
|
| Apple | macOS |
Affected:
unspecified , < 10.15
(custom)
|
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