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CVE-2020-27909

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-12-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, tvOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple macOS: before 11.0.1 — fixed in 11.0.1
• Apple tvOS: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple watchOS: before 7.1 — fixed in 7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 14.2; Apple Iphone Os 14.2; Apple macOS 11.0.1; Apple tvOS 14.2; Apple watchOS 7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211931
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-374/
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211930
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211931
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-374/

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