CVE-2020-27899: Apple iPadOS

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14.2, macOS Big Sur 11.0.1, watchOS 7.1, tvOS 14.2. A local attacker may be able to elevate their privileges.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 14.2 (fixed in 14.2)
• Apple iPhone OS: before 14.2 (fixed in 14.2)
• Apple macOS: before 11.0.1 (fixed in 11.0.1)
• Apple tvOS: before 14.2 (fixed in 14.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 7.1 (fixed in 7.1)

Published 2021-04-02. Last modified 2026-06-17.