CVE-2019-8541
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved...
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved motion sensor processing. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious app may be able to track users between installs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved motion sensor processing. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious app may be able to track users between installs.
- Record
CVE-2019-8541- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved motion sensor processing. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious app may be able to track users between installs.
- Record
CVE-2019-8541- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17931 No score
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved motion sensor processing. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious app may be able to track users between installs.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17931- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2g6h-frv7-55w8 No score
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved...
A privacy issue existed in motion sensor calibration. This issue was addressed with improved motion sensor processing. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious app may be able to track users between installs.
- Record
GHSA-2g6h-frv7-55w8- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8541 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apple Ios, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.