CVE-2019-8605

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

Apple · iOS · macOS · tvOS · watchOS

CVSS v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

17.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

CISA KEV

added 2022-06-27

Published

2019-12-18

Updated

2025-10-21

Proof-of-concept exploits (2)

• 1nteger-c/CVE-2019-86050★ · 2021-06-21
• staturnzz/lyncis81★ · 2026-03-22

ExploitDB entries (2)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46892
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47409

Security advisories

• https://support.apple.com/HT210118
• https://support.apple.com/HT210119
• https://support.apple.com/HT210120
• https://support.apple.com/HT210122

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2018-4125
• CVE-2023-32434