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CVE-2019-8605: Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-06-27
• EPSS: 17.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

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.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
• macOS: before 10.14.5 — fixed in 10.14.5
• Apple tvOS: before 12.3 — fixed in 12.3
• Apple watchOS: before 5.2.1 — fixed in 5.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 12.3; macOS 10.14.5; Apple tvOS 12.3; Apple watchOS 5.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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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