7.8 High Exploited

CVE-2019-8605 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

· CISA KEV catalogue

Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

Weakness CWE-416

Description

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 products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
iOS	Versions not published
macOS	Versions not published
tvOS	Versions not published
watchOS	Versions not published

References

support.apple.com support.apple.com
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Timeline

Published December 18, 2019
Added to the KEV catalogue June 27, 2022
Last modified October 21, 2025

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