Vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados

CVE-2019-8901

This issue was addressed by verifying host keys when connecting to a previously-known SSH server. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept SSH traffic from the “Run script over SSH” action.

EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8901?
CVE-2019-8901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8901?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.