VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8568
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.36% probability · 29th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT210118Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210118Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.