Vulnerability · CVE-2019-8605
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Published Dec 18, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Multiple Products
Patch now
CVE-2019-8605 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 18, 2022. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 17.61%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/watchos · vendor Apple Multiple Products
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.
Are you affected?
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- cpe apple/iphone osversion unspecified
- cpe apple/mac os xversion unspecified
- cpe apple/tvosversion unspecified
- cpe apple/watchosversion unspecified
- vendor Apple Multiple Productsversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2019-8605
Recommended remediation
Apply updates per vendor instructions. CISA due date Jul 18, 2022.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2019-8605 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jul 18, 2022. Confirm Apple Multiple Products against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 17.61%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 18, 2019 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Jun 27, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jul 18, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-8605
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS could allow a malicious application to execute code with system privileges.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-8605
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-8605
30-day exploitation probability 17.6%
first.org - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference46892
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference47409
Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.
exploit-db.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2019-8605
A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS could allow a malicious application to execute code with system privileges.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.