CVEvulnerability

CVE-2019-8568

5.5 MEDIUM Published 2019-12-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2019-12-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.1 LOW — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-59

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.

Affected configurations

• apple iphone os (< 12.3) • apple mac os x (< 10.14.5) • apple tvos (< 12.3) • apple watchos (< 5.2.1)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References