CVE-2019-8765

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Affected products

Apple watchOS: before 6.1 — fixed in 6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apple watchOS 6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-22
https://support.apple.com/HT210724
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-22
https://support.apple.com/HT210724

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