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CVE-2019-8703

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-23 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6, tvOS 13, macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• macOS: before 10.15 — fixed in 10.15
• Apple tvOS: through 13.0
• Apple watchOS: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 13.0; macOS 10.15; Apple watchOS 6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634

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