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CVE-2019-6223: Apple iOS and macOS Group Facetime Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedCVE-2019-6223
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Apple iOS and macOS Group FaceTime contains an unspecified vulnerability where the call initiator can cause the recipient's Apple device to answer unknowingly or without user interaction.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Appleproduct: iOS and macOS Group FaceTimeOther
What
A vulnerability allows the call initiator to cause the recipient's device to answer without user interaction.
Who is affected
Users of Apple iOS and macOS Group FaceTime are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
Action
Update to the latest version of iOS and macOS.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2021-11-03
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-6223

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2019-6223coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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