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CVE-2019-8506 — Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

CVSS
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EPSS
7.68% (top 8.20%)
CWE
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Published
2019-12-18T17:33:16.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:35:55.429Z
CVSS vector
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CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-05-04
BOD 22-01 due
2022-05-25
Ransomware use
Unknown
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01What is this vulnerability?

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
AppleiOSunspecified
AppletvOSunspecified
ApplewatchOSunspecified
AppleSafariunspecified
AppleiTunes for Windowsunspecified
AppleiCloud for Windowsunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-05-04. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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