CVE-2019-8553

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 8.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 18, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8553: High severity, CVSS 8.8 | Vulnix