CVE-2019-8637
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OStvOSwatchOS
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
An input validation issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 12.3v < iOS 12.3
Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 12.3v < tvOS 12.3
Affected range stops below 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below tvOS 12.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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