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CVE-2019-8799· NVD / CVE Program· CNA apple

This issue was resolved by replacing device names with a random identifier.

This issue was resolved by replacing device names with a random identifier. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, macOS Catalina 10.15, watchOS 6, tvOS 13. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to passively observe device names in AWDL communications.

LowCVSS 2.4 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Oct 27, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 25th percentile
CWE
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Action score

9

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
9 / 40 · 2.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
appleipados
appleiphone os
applemac os x
appletvos
applewatchos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple ipadosbefore 13.1
  • apple iphone osbefore 13.1
  • apple mac os xbefore 10.15
  • apple tvosbefore 13.0
  • apple watchosbefore 6.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apple). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Apple iOS and iPadOS

    • unspecified and later · before 13.1affected

  • Apple macOS

    • unspecified and later · before 10.15affected

  • Apple tvOS

    • unspecified and later · before 13affected

  • Apple watchOS

    • unspecified and later · before 6affected

Same product

apple: all records

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    72This week

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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