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CVE-2019-8605

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2022‑06‑27. Fixed versions are out.

CVSS 3.17.8HighEPSS percentile97th18% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2022-06-27, due 2022-07-18
No public exploit knownFix4 products4 fixed builds listed below

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

What to do

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  • Apple iOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < iOS 12.3Upgrade to: iOS 12.3Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple macOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < macOS Mojave 10.14.5Upgrade to: macOS Mojave 10.14.5Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple tvOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < tvOS 12.3Upgrade to: tvOS 12.3Stated by: CVE record
  • Apple watchOSAffected: ≥ unspecified, < watchOS 5.2.1Upgrade to: watchOS 5.2.1Stated by: CVE record

Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

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.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS97th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2022-06-27.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2022-07-18.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

18% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 97th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Attention now

Rising.

Lifecycle

7 events over 2381 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Added to CISA KEV
  4. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

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Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 7.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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