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high 7.8

CVE-2019-8593 json

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-17983

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.4%
EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.3, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Patch / fix

  • Apple iOS iOS 12.3
  • Apple tvOS tvOS 12.3
  • Apple watchOS watchOS 5.2.1

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Exploit prediction

1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple iOS
  • Apple tvOS
  • Apple watchOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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