CVE-2019-7287

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendoriPhone OS

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score4.6%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 4.6% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 92% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Apple iOS contains a memory corruption vulnerability which could allow an attacker to perform remote code execution.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 23, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 13, 2022
1597 days overdue

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 12.1.4v < iOS 12.1.4
Affected range stops below 12.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iOS 12.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT209520
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7287

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-787

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