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High · 7.8 Known exploited Public exploit CVE-2020-27930 EUVD-2020-20423GHSA-pcwp-p8jm-7xc7

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 12.4.…

Published Dec 8, 2020 · Updated Oct 21, 2025 · Assigned by apple

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, iOS 12.4.9, watchOS 6.2.9, Security Update 2020-006 High Sierra, Security Update 2020-006 Mojave, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 5.3.9, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Supplemental Update, macOS Catalina 10.15.7 Update. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apple watchOS unspecified – < 7.1 7.1
Apple iOS and iPadOS unspecified – < 14.2 14.2
Apple macOS unspecified – < 11.0, unspecified – < 12.4, unspecified – < 6.2, unspecified – < 5.3, unspecified – < 2020, unspecified – < 10.15 11.0

Public exploits

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GitHub 1 repository

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