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.

  • Published Dec 18, 2019
  • CVSS 7.8 high
  • 17.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • Public exploit code is available
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2019-8605 at the National Vulnerability Database