CVE-2019-8789

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 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1. Parsing a maliciously crafted iBooks file may lead to disclosure of user information.

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOS>= unspecified, < iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < macOS Catalina 10.15.1

References

Timeline

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

Related CVEs from 2019

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CVE-2019-8789: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix