Neutron kernel type confusion privilege escalation in Apple iOS/macOS/watchOS
CVE-2020-27932 is a kernel type confusion vulnerability in Apple operating systems. Apple states the issue was caused by improper state handling and was fixed with improved state handling. A malicious application may exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Supporting reporting on the Coruna exploit kit identifies this vulnerability as the privilege-escalation component codenamed "Neutron," affecting iOS 13.x and fixed in iOS 14.2. The vulnerability is therefore best characterized as a local kernel privilege-escalation bug arising from type confusion in kernel processing.
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Recent activity
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An iOS vulnerability listed as exploited by the Coruna exploit kit.
A privilege escalation exploit component used within the Coruna iOS exploit kit.
A privilege-escalation (PE) vulnerability incorporated into Coruna exploit chains to elevate privileges after initial code execution.
An iOS privilege-escalation chain component (labeled 'PE') used in Coruna samples affecting iOS 13.x and fixed in iOS 14.2.
The version that knows your environment.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.