Vulnerability · CVE-2019-8797
CVE-2019-8797 is listed by A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling..
Published Dec 18, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Apple
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-8797. EPSS is 1.40%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High7.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.40%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- cpe apple/ipados · cpe apple/iphone os · cpe apple/mac os x · cpe apple/tvos · cpe apple/watchos
CVE-2019-8797 is listed by A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling..
Are you affected?
Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.
The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe apple/ipados< 13.2
- cpe apple/iphone os< 13.2
- cpe apple/mac os x< 10.15.1
- cpe apple/tvos< 13.2
- cpe apple/watchos< 6.1
How to fix CVE-2019-8797
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-8797. EPSS is 1.40%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with apple/iphone os < 13.2; apple/mac os x < 10.15.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. EPSS 1.40%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. 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 · Apple Security Releases
Detected
CVE-2019-8797 is listed by A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling..
Jun 17, 2026 · Apple Security Releases
Updated
CVE-2019-8797 is listed by A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling..
Sources
- Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2019-8797
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, tvOS 13.2, watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
nvd.nist.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-8797
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2019-8797
30-day exploitation probability 1.40%
first.org
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.