CVE-2019-6223

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2021-11-03

Actively exploited. CVE-2019-6223 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching 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

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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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 84% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2019-6223: Apple iOS and macOS Group Facetime Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03

External references

NVD record for CVE-2019-6223

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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