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CVE-2019-8789
A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- apple
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 29% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Parsing a maliciously crafted iBooks file may lead to disclosure of user information
- CWE-59 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-59 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (2)
- https://support.apple.com/HT210721 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/HT210722 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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