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CVE-2019-8605 Apple CVE debrief

CVE-2019-8605 is an Apple multiple-products use-after-free vulnerability that CISA included in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Because KEV entries indicate known exploitation, defenders should treat this as a high-priority patching item and follow Apple’s update guidance for the affected products.

Vendor
Apple
Product
Multiple Products
CVSS
Unknown
CISA KEV
Listed
Original CVE published
2022-06-27
Original CVE updated
2022-06-27
Advisory published
2022-06-27
Advisory updated
2022-06-27

Who should care

Apple device administrators, endpoint security teams, vulnerability management teams, and any organization that uses Apple products listed by Apple or NVD for this CVE should prioritize review and remediation.

Technical summary

The available public corpus identifies this issue as a use-after-free vulnerability affecting multiple Apple products. The source corpus does not provide additional technical detail on impact, exploitation path, or affected versions. The strongest actionable signal in the supplied evidence is CISA KEV inclusion, which indicates the vulnerability is known to be exploited in the wild.

Defensive priority

High. CISA added this CVE to the KEV catalog on 2022-06-27 with a due date of 2022-07-18, so remediation should be prioritized ahead of routine maintenance.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions for the affected Apple products.
  • Use the CVE, NVD, and Apple references to identify which internal Apple platforms and versions are exposed.
  • Confirm whether any Apple assets are internet-facing or otherwise high-value, then prioritize those first.
  • Track remediation against the KEV due date context provided in the source corpus.
  • Re-scan after patching to verify the vulnerable versions are no longer present.

Evidence notes

This debrief is intentionally limited to the supplied corpus and official links. The source item is CISA KEV metadata stating: vendorProject Apple, product Multiple Products, vulnerabilityName Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free Vulnerability, dateAdded 2022-06-27, dueDate 2022-07-18, and requiredAction 'Apply updates per vendor instructions.' The corpus also references the official CVE record and NVD detail page, but no further technical specifics were supplied here.

Official resources

Publicly listed by CISA in the KEV catalog on 2022-06-27, with remediation due by 2022-07-18 per the supplied timeline. The CVE identifier itself is CVE-2019-8605.