Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Apple TV - CVE-2020-27940
Published: March 23, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51630
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-27940
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions. A local user can modify scripts used by the application.
Affected software
Apple TV
How to mitigate CVE-2020-27940
Install updates from vendor's website.
Apple TV - update to 7.6.1 12H911