Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability (CVE-2019-8605)
Severity: high · Patch status: patched · Since 2022-06-27 · CVE-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 added CVE-2019-8605 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jun 27, 2022, which means attackers are exploiting it in the wild.
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- US federal agencies must remediate by Jul 18, 2022 (BOD 22-01); treat that as the outer limit.
Sources
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