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CVE-2020-27951
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.3, iOS 12.5, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2.…
High7.8EPSS 1.1%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- apple
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.3, iOS 12.5, iOS 14.3 and iPadOS 14.3, watchOS 7.2. Unauthorized code execution may lead to an authentication policy violation.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apple
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Published
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.1% · top 34% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Unauthorized code execution may lead to an authentication policy violation
Affected products
References (4)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212003 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212009 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212004 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212006 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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