CVE-2019-8532

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Published Oct 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apple

iOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 12.2

Apple

watchOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.2

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-17922	A permissions issue was addressed by removing vulnerable code and adding additional checks. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, iOS 12.2. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.691% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209599
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209602

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Watchos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:24 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 7:23 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:24 PM
Reserved: Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 8:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:42 AM

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