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Vulnerabilities

Security fix · CVE-2019-8803

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

Published Dec 18, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-8803. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.33%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/watchos

An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. A local attacker may be able to login to the account of a previously logged in user without valid credentials..

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/ipados< 13.2
  • cpe apple/iphone os< 13.2
  • cpe apple/mac os x< 10.15.1
  • cpe apple/tvos< 13.2
  • cpe apple/watchos< 6.1

How to fix CVE-2019-8803

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-8803. EPSS is 0.33%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 13.2; apple/mac os x < 10.15.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-613: Insufficient Session Expiration. EPSS 0.33%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 18, 2019 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. A local attacker may be able to login to the account of a previously logged in user without valid credentials..

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. A local attacker may be able to login to the account of a previously logged in user without valid credentials..

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2019-8803

    An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. A local attacker may be able to login to the account of a previously logged in user without valid credentials..

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-8803

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-8803

    30-day exploitation probability 0.33%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.