Apple tvOS: An application may be able to gain elevated privileges
Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
This issue was addressed with improved entitlements. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6, tvOS 13, macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01417 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tvOS (Apple): 13iOS (Apple): 13+2 more products
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | tvOS | before 13 | 13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | iOS | before 13 | 13 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | watchOS | before 6 | 6 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 10.15 | 10.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before 13 Fixed in 13 Patch available CNA
- iOS VendorApple Affected before 13 Fixed in 13 Patch available CNA
- watchOS VendorApple Affected before 6 Fixed in 6 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 10.15 Fixed in 10.15 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.15 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 13.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 13.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in 13
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 13
- Fix · CNA watchOS (Apple) Fixed in 6
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.15
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 10.15
3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2020-03386 Use after free in Apple macOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2020-03396 Apple macOS: A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary filesPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g77-86xf-vfq8
References
More Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-8703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4g77-86xf-vfq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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