CVE-2019-8532

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 27, 2020 at 07:23 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSwatchOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

iPhone OS · Apple

95%

v < 12.2

Affected range stops below 12.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

watchOS · Apple

95%

v < 5.2

Affected range stops below 5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

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