What is CVE-2019-8612?

CVE-2019-8612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8612?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS

CVE-2019-8612

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, iOS 12.3. An attacker in a privileged network position can modify driver state.

Published 2020-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210118 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210122 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210120 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8612?: CVE-2019-8612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8612?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.