CVE-2020-27932
A type confusion issue was addressed with improved state handling. 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. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-843
- EPSS score
- 10.3% (96th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- Yes, added November 3, 2021
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2020-20425)
- Published
- December 8, 2020
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Analyzed
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability
Added to the KEV catalog on November 3, 2021; federal remediation due May 3, 2022.
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2020-20425 in the EU Vulnerability Database. ENISA flags it as known exploited. Last updated in EUVD on October 21, 2025.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / icloud
- apple / ipados
- apple / iphone os
- apple / itunes
- apple / mac os x
- apple / macos
- apple / watchos
Certified products that may be affected
3 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- Apple macOS 11 Big Sur: Contacts - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11243-2022 - archived
- Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived
- Apple Mac OS X v10.3.6 and Apple Mac OS X Server V10.3.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0086-2005 - archived
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161295/XNU-Kernel-Turnstiles-Type-Confusion.html(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211928(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211929(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211940(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211944(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211945(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211946(Vendor Advisory)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211947(Vendor Advisory)
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-27932(US Government Resource)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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