What is CVE-2019-8712?

CVE-2019-8712 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8712?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple iOS

CVE-2019-8712

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6, iOS 13, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2020-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.028 (86.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.028 · newest: 0.028 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple iOS — versions unspecified
Apple Iphone OS
Apple tvOS — versions unspecified
Apple watchOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8712?: CVE-2019-8712 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8712?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.