Vulnerability in Apple iOS
CVE-2019-8565
A race condition was addressed with additional validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.135 (96.3th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.135 · newest: 0.135 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- support.apple.com/HT209599 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT209600 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8565?
- CVE-2019-8565 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8565?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-8565 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.