CVE-2019-8514 is a logic issue in Apple's operating systems (iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS) that could allow an application to gain elevated privileges due to improper state management. This vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating that an attacker could achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity, typically requiring user interaction. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit (EDB-46648) exists, and the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness among researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.14.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 12.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.