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Evidence dossier
CVE-2019-8605
CVE-2019-8605
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
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.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Dec 18, 2019
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 72%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 96.8%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
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.
Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Probability 0.174380000000; percentile 0.967860000000
Applicability
Cited product scope
[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "iOS 12.3", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "macOS Mojave 10.14.5", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "tvOS 12.3", "versionType": "custom"}]unknown[{"status": "affected", "version": "unspecified", "lessThan": "watchOS 5.2.1", "versionType": "custom"}]unknowncpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 12.3supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 10.14.5supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 12.3supportedcpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; end excluding 5.2.1supportedAssessments
CVSS by origin
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.