CVE-2020-27950 is a memory initialization issue affecting Apple's iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, which could allow a malicious application to disclose kernel memory. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but could lead to high confidentiality impact. Critically, this CVE has been actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in the KEV catalog and numerous media reports detailing its use by threat actors. Despite active exploitation, no public exploit code is available via Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, though it has garnered significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 14.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.4.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 14.0, < 14.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 11.0, < 11.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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