Medium 5.5Published Dec 18, 2019

CVE-2019-8568A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks.

Updated under an hour ago (Nov 2, 2026, 1:40 AM ET)

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A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A local user may be able to modify protected parts of the file system.

CVSS: 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-59
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 12.3	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	before 10.14.5	NVD
apple tvos apple:tvos	before 12.3	NVD
apple watchos apple:watchos	before 5.2.1	NVD

References

References

https://support.apple.com/HT210118	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210119	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210120	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210122	vendor-advisory

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