CVE-2019-8605 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 17.6% (pctl 97)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-07-18.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. A malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 17.61% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-07-18 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2019-12-18 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-06-27 |
| Due | 2022-07-18 |
| Vendor / product | Apple / Multiple Products |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | iphone os |
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | tvos |
| apple | watchos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | iOS < 12.4.1 - 'Jailbreak' Local Privilege Escalation | 2019-09-23 |
| exploit-db | Apple macOS < 10.14.5 / iOS < 12.3 XNU - 'in6_pcbdetach' Stale Pointer Use-After-Free | 2019-05-21 |
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT210118
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122
- https://support.apple.com/HT210118
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8605
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