CVE-2019-8740

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in iOS 13.1 and iPadOS 13.1, watchOS 6, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 27, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8740: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix