CVE-2020-27922 Code injection in iOS and iPadOS
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a maliciously crafted font file on Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-27922?
CVE-2020-27922 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 2 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.1, Security Update 2020-001 Catalina, Security Update 2020-007 Mojave, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, watchOS 7.1, tvOS 14.2. Processing a maliciously crafted font file may lead to arbitrary code execution.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27922?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27922?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-27922 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-27922 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27922 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rxmv-fj56-mj77.