First published: Thu Sep 19 2019(Updated: )
PluginKit. A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.
Credit: an anonymous researcher an anonymous researcher an anonymous researcher product-security@apple.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Apple iPhone OS | <13.0 | |
Apple Mac OS X | <10.15 | |
Apple iOS | <13 | 13 |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15 | 10.15 |
Apple macOS Catalina | <10.15.1 | 10.15.1 |
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(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
CVE-2019-8708 is a vulnerability that allows a local user to check for the existence of arbitrary files.
If you are using macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13, or Apple iPhone OS version up to and exclusive of 13.0, then you may be affected by CVE-2019-8708.
CVE-2019-8708 has a severity rating of medium (5.5).
To fix CVE-2019-8708, update your operating system to macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13, or a version of Apple iPhone OS higher than 13.0.
You can find more information about CVE-2019-8708 on the Apple Support website at the following links: [link 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722), [link 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634), [link 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606).