Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X
CVE-2020-27942
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in Security Update 2021-002 Catalina, Security Update 2021-003 Mojave. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Mac OS X — versions 10.14.6, 10.15.6, 10.15.7
- Apple Security Update - Catalina — versions unspecified
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212326 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT212327 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-27942?
- CVE-2020-27942 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-27942?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-27942 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.