CVE-2019-8531 — Improper Certificate Validation in Apple Macos

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate ValidationCWE-20 — Improper Input Validation7 documents4 sources
Severity
9.8CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.22%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
5
Apple IOSApple MacosApple Iphone OS+2 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A validation issue existed in Trust Anchor Management. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. An untrusted radius server certificate may be trusted.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages5 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.14+1
▶NVDapple/watchos< 5.2
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.14.4
▶CVEListV5apple/iosunspecified — 12.2
▶NVDapple/iphone_os< 12.2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-9ppf-4955-jx6m: A validation issue existed in Trust Anchor Management↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8531: A validation issue existed in Trust Anchor Management↗2020-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Apple
CVE-2019-8531: watchOS 5.2↗2019-03-27
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Apple
CVE-2019-8531: iOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8531: macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra↗2019-03-25
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Apple
CVE-2019-8531: tvOS 12.2↗2019-03-25
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