Apple iOS and macOS Group Facetime Vulnerability (CVE-2019-6223)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2021-11-03 · CVE-2019-6223
Apple iOS and macOS Group FaceTime contains an unspecified vulnerability where the call initiator can cause the recipient's Apple device to answer unknowingly or without user interaction. CISA added CVE-2019-6223 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Nov 3, 2021, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by May 3, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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