CVE-2019-8575 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A base station factory reset may not delete all user information.

Published: 2020-10-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.2% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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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

AirPort Base Station Firmware Update

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 7.9

Apple

AirPort Base Station Firmware Update

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 7.8

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:apple:airport_base_station_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-17965	The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A base station factory reset may not delete all user information.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01226.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2020-10-27T19:25:33.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T21:24:28.919Z

Reserved: 2019-02-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-8575

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-27T20:15:15.563

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:42:11.130

Link: CVE-2019-8575

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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