CVE-2019-8698 — A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification

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LOW

A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification

Published Dec 18, 2019

3.3

LOW

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.72%

Description

A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.4, tvOS 12.4. A malicious application may be able to restrict access to websites.

Affected products

Vendor Apple Product iOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <iOS 12.4
Vendor Apple Product tvOS Default
n/a
- Version
  unspecified
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <tvOS 12.4

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Apple

iOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<iOS 12.4

Apple

tvOS

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
unspecified	affected	<tvOS 12.4

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.72% 0.00720

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00720

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.72% (0.00720)	52.21th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.72% (0.00720)	52.45th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.06% (0.00061)	26.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 10, 2024	0.06% (0.00061)	26.04th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.06% (0.00061)	24.03th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.40% (0.01404)	49.02th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.44% (0.00436)	10.12th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.10% (0.00098)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

References (2)

https://support.apple.com/HT210346
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210351
x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
https://support.apple.com/HT210346		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210351		x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Dec 18, 2019

Updated Aug 4, 2024

Reserved Feb 18, 2019

Link CVE-2019-8698

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2019-8698

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2019-8698