High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 8, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-27904

Description

A logic issue existed resulting in memory corruption. This was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Big Sur 11.0.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Big Surllm-fuzzy
Range: <11.0.1
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified

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References

seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Dec/32nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/Feb/14nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com/en-us/HT211931nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/kb/HT212147nvdVendor Advisory

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