7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8848
Apple tvOS Elevation of Privilege
Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, iCloud for Windows 10.9, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, iTunes 12.10.3 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.16. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8848 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple itunes
3 Apple mac_os_x
4 Apple iphone_os
5 Apple tvos
6 Apple watchos
7 Apple safari
8 Apple icloud
9 Apple ipados
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-8848.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210793 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210794 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210795 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8848 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-269 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210793 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210793 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210794 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210794 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210795 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210795 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-269
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.16 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:icloud:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 10.0 up to (excluding) 10.9 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:itunes:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions up to (excluding) 12.10.3 *cpe:2.3:a:apple:safari:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.0.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.2 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.1.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-8848 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-8848 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.15 }} 0.02%

score

0.49949

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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