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CVE-2019-8841

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.8)—

An information disclosure issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (2)

Apple — IpadosApple — Iphone OS

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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