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TI-2019-06412 Aliases CVE-2019-8854GHSA-wvw3-8wwp-x8x5

Apple tvOS: A device may be passively tracked by its Wi-Fi MAC address

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01168 67th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AppletvOSbefore 1313Patch availableCNA
AppleiOSbefore 1313Patch availableCNA
ApplewatchOSbefore 66Patch availableCNA
ApplemacOSbefore 10.1510.15Patch availableCNA
  • 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

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.15VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.15 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.2 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

    59 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 50 LOW

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    Apple tvOS 13

    23 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 10 MEDIUM, 13 LOW

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    Apple watchOS 6

    20 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 9 MEDIUM, 11 LOW

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    Apple iOS 13

    17 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8854
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wvw3-8wwp-x8x5

References

Advisory 4

  • 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
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Sources

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