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

EPSS: 0.135 (96.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.