Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Buffer Overflow.
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
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-527v-pg89-4p69
More Garmin Forerunner 235 Firmware vulnerabilities
- 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
- CVE-2020-27486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-527v-pg89-4p69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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