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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-8568

CVE-2019-8568

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.

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Affected products

12
  • Apple Inc./iOScpe-rescue2 versions
    unspecified+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
    • (no CPE)range: iOS 12.3
  • Apple Inc./Iphone OS
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <12.3
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <10.14.5
  • Apple Inc./tvOS3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <12.3
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
    • (no CPE)range: tvOS 12.3
  • Apple Inc./watchOS3 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.2.1
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
    • (no CPE)range: watchOS 5.2.1
  • Apple Inc./macOSv52 versions
    unspecified+ 1 more
    • (no CPE)range: unspecified
    • (no CPE)range: macOS Mojave 10.14.5

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