High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8854
CVE-2019-8854
Description
A user privacy issue was addressed by removing the broadcast MAC address. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, watchOS 6, iOS 13, tvOS 13. A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address.
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Affected products
12cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <13.2
- (no CPE)range: 13
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.0
- (no CPE)range: 6
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Catalina 10.15+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Catalina 10.15
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
13+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 13
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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