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CVE-2019-8796

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, iOS 12.4.3, watchOS 6.1, iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2. AirDrop transfers may be unexpectedly accepted while in Everyone mode.

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 13.2 — fixed in 13.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 12.4.3; from 13.0 before 13.2 — fixed in 12.4.3, 13.2
• macOS: before 10.15.1 — fixed in 10.15.1
• Apple watchOS: before 6.1 — fixed in 6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple iPadOS 13.2; Apple Iphone Os 12.4.3, 13.2; macOS 10.15.1; Apple watchOS 6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210721
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210724
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211134
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210721
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210724
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211134

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