CVE-2019-8901

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 27, 2020 at 08:08 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendoriPhone OSiPadOS

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

This issue was addressed by verifying host keys when connecting to a previously-known SSH server. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept SSH traffic from the “Run script over SSH” action.

Affected

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

v < 13.1
Affected range stops below 13.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 13.1
Affected range stops below 13.1, 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 (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210603

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-347

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