CVE-2019-8854
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 08:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiPhone OStvOS
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
A user privacy issue was addressed by removing the broadcast MAC address. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, watchOS 6, iOS 13, tvOS 13. A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 13v < 13.2
Affected range stops below 13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 10.15
Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 13v < 13.2
Affected range stops below 13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.2, 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:
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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