CVE-2019-8731
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was...
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.
- Record
CVE-2019-8731- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.
- Record
CVE-2019-8731- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18121 No score
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18121- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h6xq-f4g3-hf56 No score
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was...
A permissions issue existed in which execute permission was incorrectly granted. This issue was addressed with improved permission validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 13. Processing a maliciously crafted file may disclose user information.
- Record
GHSA-h6xq-f4g3-hf56- 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-2019-8731 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.76%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.