CVE-2019-8605
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
CVSS
7.8HighExploit odds (EPSS)17.6%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version yet
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What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version.
Timeline
- 21 May 2019Exploit code publicExploit-DB
- 18 Dec 2019, 17:33 UTCPublishedCVE List
- 27 Jun 2022Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV
Public exploit code and templates 2
- Dos exploitApple macOS < 10.14.5 / iOS < 12.3 XNU - 'in6_pcbdetach' Stale Pointer Use-After-Free 21 May 2019Exploit-DB
- Local exploitiOS < 12.4.1 - 'Jailbreak' Local Privilege Escalation 23 Sep 2019Exploit-DB
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Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS could allow a malicious application to execute code with system privileges.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 4
- iOSaffected: unspecified before iOS 12.3CVE List
- macOSaffected: unspecified before macOS Mojave 10.14.5CVE List
- tvOSaffected: unspecified before tvOS 12.3CVE List
- watchOSaffected: unspecified before watchOS 5.2.1CVE List
References 6
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8605Referencevia CISA KEV
- support.apple.com/HT210118Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/HT210119Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/HT210120Referencevia CVE List
- support.apple.com/HT210122Referencevia CVE List
- cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-8605Referencevia CVE List