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CVE-2019-8718

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6, iOS 13, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Iphone Os: before 13.0 — fixed in 13.0
• Apple tvOS: before 13 — fixed in 13
• Apple watchOS: before 6.0 — fixed in 6.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple Iphone Os 13.0; Apple tvOS 13; Apple watchOS 6.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607

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