Garmin Forerunner 235 before 8.20 is affected by: Array index error. 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 fails to check the index provided when accessing the local variable in the LGETV and LPUTV instructions. This provides the ability to both read and write memory outside the bounds of the TVM context allocation. It can be leveraged to construct a use-after-free scenario, leading to a constrained read/write primitive across the entire MAX32630 address space. A successful exploit would allow a ConnectIQ app store application to escape and perform activities outside the restricted application execution environment.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-27485 is rated High Exploit Risk (80.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 1.09% | 1.62% | +0.53% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 3.81% | 1.09% | -2.72% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 3.81% | — |
Full EPSS history (10 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.9 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.1 | 6.0 | [email protected] |
| 6.5 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| garmin | forerunner_235_firmware | >= 7.90, < 8.20 | cpe:2.3:o:garmin:forerunner_235_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/atredispartners/advisories/blob/master/ATREDIS-2020-0005.md | Exploit Third Party Advisory |