CVE-2019-8568

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 18, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8568: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix