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TI-2020-16679 Aliases CVE-2020-27486GHSA-527v-pg89-4p69

Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Buffer Overflow.

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-120Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The component is: ConnectIQ TVM. The attack vector is: To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker must upload a malicious ConnectIQ application to the ConnectIQ store. The ConnectIQ program interpreter trusts the string length provided in the data section of the PRG file. It allocates memory for the string immediately, and then copies the string into the TVM object by using a function similar to strcpy. This copy can exceed the length of the allocated string data and overwrite heap data. A successful exploit would allow a ConnectIQ app store application to escape and perform activities outside the restricted application execution environment.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0194 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:garmin:forerunner_235_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.90 to before 8.20VulnerableGarmin
cpe:2.3:h:garmin:forerunner_235:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onGarmin
  • cpe:2.3:o:garmin:forerunner_235_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.90 to before 8.20 Vulnerable ·Garmin
  • cpe:2.3:h:garmin:forerunner_235:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Garmin

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-527v-pg89-4p69

References

  • TI-2020-16676 Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Array index error. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2020-16678 Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Array index error. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2020-16677 Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Integer Overflow. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9

Sources