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CVE-2019-8568

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: 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 products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
• macOS: before 10.14.5 — fixed in 10.14.5
• Apple tvOS: before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
• Apple watchOS: before 5.2.1 — fixed in 5.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 12.3; macOS 10.14.5; Apple tvOS 12.3; Apple watchOS 5.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/HT210118
• https://support.apple.com/HT210119
• https://support.apple.com/HT210120
• https://support.apple.com/HT210122
• https://support.apple.com/HT210118
• https://support.apple.com/HT210119
• https://support.apple.com/HT210120
• https://support.apple.com/HT210122

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