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

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2019-8506
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.
A type confusion issue affecting multiple Apple products allows processing of maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.

CSIRTS triage

What
A type confusion issue allows processing of maliciously crafted web content, leading to arbitrary code execution.
Who is affected
Users of affected Apple products.
Urgency
Immediate action is required due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action
Apply the latest updates for all affected Apple products.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-05-04
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8506

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-2019-8506coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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