CVE-2019-8901

MEDIUM

iPadOS < 13.1 - SSH Traffic Interception via Improper Host Key Verification

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This issue was addressed by verifying host keys when connecting to a previously-known SSH server. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept SSH traffic from the “Run script over SSH” action.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210603

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0049
EPSS Percentile 38.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-347
Status published
Products (2)
apple/ipados < 13.1
apple/iphone_os < 13.1
Published Oct 27, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026