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CVE-2019-7286 Apple CVE debrief
CVE-2019-7286 is an Apple Multiple Products memory corruption vulnerability that CISA added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-23. In defensive terms, that KEV listing makes this a patch-priority issue for organizations with Apple devices, even though the supplied corpus does not include deeper technical detail or a CVSS score. The safe takeaway is straightforward: treat this as an actively exploited Apple vulnerability and follow vendor update guidance as soon as possible.
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- Multiple Products
- CVSS
- Unknown
- CISA KEV
- Listed
- Original CVE published
- 2022-05-23
- Original CVE updated
- 2022-05-23
- Advisory published
- 2022-05-23
- Advisory updated
- 2022-05-23
Who should care
Security teams, IT admins, and endpoint-management owners responsible for Apple devices and software should prioritize this CVE, especially where Macs or other Apple products are broadly deployed or centrally managed.
Technical summary
The supplied sources describe CVE-2019-7286 only as a memory corruption vulnerability affecting Apple Multiple Products. No additional exploit mechanics, affected component breakdown, or remediation specifics are provided in the corpus. CISA’s KEV inclusion indicates the issue is known to be exploited in the wild and should be remediated according to vendor instructions.
Defensive priority
High / urgent. CISA has placed this CVE in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which is a strong signal to accelerate patching and exposure reduction for Apple products under your control.
Recommended defensive actions
- Apply Apple security updates and follow vendor instructions as soon as possible.
- Inventory Apple systems and confirm which products are exposed to this issue.
- Prioritize remediation for internet-facing, user-accessible, and high-value Apple endpoints.
- Verify patch completion through endpoint management, compliance tooling, or manual checks.
- Monitor the CISA KEV catalog and Apple security guidance for any additional remediation notes.
Evidence notes
This debrief is limited to the supplied corpus and official links: the CISA KEV source item identifies the vulnerability as an Apple Multiple Products memory corruption issue and marks it as known exploited, with a dateAdded of 2022-05-23 and dueDate of 2022-06-13. The CVE.org and NVD links are included as official reference points, but no deeper technical details were provided in the source material used here.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2019-7286 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7286
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2019-7286 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7286
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency - Official CISA catalog of vulnerabilities known to be exploited in the wild.
Supplemental references
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Source item URL
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/feeds/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json
cisa_kev
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.