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CVE-2020-27911

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% 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-190

Description

An integer overflow was addressed through improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, iCloud for Windows 11.5, tvOS 14.2, iTunes 12.11 for Windows. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

• Apple iCloud for Windows: before 11.5 — fixed in 11.5
• Apple iPadOS: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 14.2 — fixed in 14.2
• Apple iTunes for Windows: before 12.11 — fixed in 12.11
• Apple macOS: from 11.0 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 iCloud for Windows 11.5; Apple iPadOS 14.2; Apple Iphone Os 14.2; Apple iTunes for Windows 12.11; 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/26
• 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/en-us/HT211931
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211933
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211935
• https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/26
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928

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