Vulnerability · Published Dec 8, 2020 · Assigned by apple
CVE-2020-27926
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in iOS and iPadOS from Apple. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 68% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 32.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS and iPadOS | unspecified – before 14.2 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929 x_refsource_MISC
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT212011 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- 20201215 APPLE-SA-2020-12-14-3 macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC