CVE-2019-8780

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

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, tvOS 13. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

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 and iPadOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13.1

Apple

tvOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 13

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos::::::::

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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-2019-18170	The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, tvOS 13. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

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 Complete

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.895% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210603
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Iphone Os Tvos

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:31 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apple
Published: Oct 27, 2020, 7:51 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:31 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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