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CVE-2019-6223

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-6223 is a logic issue affecting Apple's iOS and macOS Group FaceTime, allowing an attacker to force a recipient to answer a call. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high confidentiality impact, as it could enable unauthorized eavesdropping. It is listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating active exploitation, despite no public exploit code being readily available in common databases like Metasploit or ExploitDB. The vulnerability garnered significant media attention and community discussion, highlighting its real-world impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 12.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 10.14.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Nov 3, 2021
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0263 is in the 71st percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
support.apple.com / HT209520
Release NotesVendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT209521
Release NotesVendor Advisory