CVE-2019-8605
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- High 7.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 27 Jun 2022
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.
Key facts
- Published
- 18 Dec 2019
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- apple
- KEV added
- 27 Jun 2022
- KEV fix due
- 18 Jul 2022
- EPSS
- 17.609% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.196% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 7.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Apple | iOS |
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| Apple | macOS |
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| Apple | tvOS |
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| Apple | watchOS |
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Timeline
- 18 Dec 2019 Published
- 27 Jun 2022 CVE-2019-8605 added to CISA KEV
- 27 Jun 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue