CVE-2019-8828
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3, watchOS 6.1.1, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra, tvOS 13.3. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- apple/ipados · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210785Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210789Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210790Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.