CVE-2019-8532

low-risk

Published 2020-10-27

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.

Do I need to act?

0.15% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Iphone Os

Watchos

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209599

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209602

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209599

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209602

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 7/34 · Low