Improper authentication in Apple tvOS
Priority LOW 25CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in tvOS 13. A local user may be able to leak sensitive user information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tvOS (Apple): tvOS 13
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 tvOS 13 | tvOS 13 | Patch available | CNA |
- tvOS VendorApple Affected before tvOS 13 Fixed in tvOS 13 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA tvOS (Apple) Fixed in tvOS 13
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple tvOS tvOS 13
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
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- TI-2019-06271 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority LOW 26
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8704
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3wv5-4298-pwwf
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-2019-8704 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8704 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3wv5-4298-pwwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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