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CVE-2019-8803

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% 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-613

Description

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. A local attacker may be able to login to the account of a previously logged in user without valid credentials..

Affected products

• Apple iPadOS: before 13.2 — fixed in 13.2
• Apple Iphone Os: before 13.2 — fixed in 13.2
• macOS: before 10.15.1 — fixed in 10.15.1
• Apple tvOS: before 13.2 — fixed in 13.2
• Apple watchOS: before 6.1 — fixed in 6.1

How to fix

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

References

• https://support.apple.com/HT210721
• https://support.apple.com/HT210722
• https://support.apple.com/HT210723
• https://support.apple.com/HT210724
• https://support.apple.com/HT210721
• https://support.apple.com/HT210722
• https://support.apple.com/HT210723
• https://support.apple.com/HT210724

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