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CVE-2019-8553

high

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. Clicking a malicious SMS link may lead to arbitrary code execution.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT209602

https://support.apple.com/HT209601

https://support.apple.com/HT209599

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2019-17943

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-12-18

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01833