Vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

CVE-2019-8575

The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A base station factory reset may not delete all user information.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8575?
CVE-2019-8575 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8575?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8575 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.