Apple iOS and iPadOS: AirDrop transfers may be unexpectedly accepted while in Everyone…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, iOS 12.4.3, watchOS 6.1, iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2. AirDrop transfers may be unexpectedly accepted while in Everyone mode.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00965 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed iOS and iPadOS (Apple): 13.2macOS (Apple): 10.15, 6.1, 12.4
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 | iOS and iPadOS | before 13.2 | 13.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 10.15 | 10.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 10.15 | 10.15 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 6.1 | 6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 12.4 | 12.4 | Patch available | CNA |
- iOS and iPadOS VendorApple Affected before 13.2 Fixed in 13.2 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 10.15 Fixed in 10.15 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 10.15 Fixed in 10.15 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 6.1 Fixed in 6.1 Patch available CNA
- macOS VendorApple Affected before 12.4 Fixed in 12.4 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 13.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 12.4.3; 13.0 to before 13.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 10.15.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 6.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 12.4.3; 13.0 to before 13.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS and iPadOS (Apple) Fixed in 13.2
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.15
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.15
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 6.1
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 10.15
59 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 50 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06309 Out-of-bounds read in Apple tvOSPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2020-07942 Buffer overflow in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-06280 Out-of-bounds write in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- Release ·
Apple macOS 6.1
11 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 10 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06390 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority MEDIUM 42
- TI-2020-03380 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
- TI-2019-06398 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 37
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Apple iOS and iPadOS 13.2
3 records Highest priority Priority LOW 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06389 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOSPriority LOW 36
- TI-2019-06387 The HTTP referrer header may be used to leak browsing history.Priority LOW 22
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8796
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mpwc-4w8x-rmc7
References
More Apple Ipados 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-2019-8796 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8796 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mpwc-4w8x-rmc7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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