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

> CVE-2019-8506: Apple Multiple Products Type Confusion Vulnerability. CVSS 8.8 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-8506
Last updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:55Z

- Published: 2019-12-18 17:33 UTC · Updated: 2025-10-21 23:35 UTC · Assigner: apple
- CVSS: 8.8 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: High · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS: 16.2%, 97th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2022-05-04, federal due date 2022-05-25, ransomware use: Unknown

## Description

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2, Safari 12.1, iTunes 12.9.4 for Windows, iCloud for Windows 7.11. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution.

## CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

## Affected vendors and products

- Apple: iCloud for Windows
- Apple: iOS
- Apple: iTunes for Windows
- Apple: Safari
- Apple: tvOS
- Apple: watchOS

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8506)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8506)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209599](https://support.apple.com/HT209599)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209601](https://support.apple.com/HT209601)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209602](https://support.apple.com/HT209602)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209603](https://support.apple.com/HT209603)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209604](https://support.apple.com/HT209604)
- [https://support.apple.com/HT209605](https://support.apple.com/HT209605)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-8506 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2019-8506.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2019-8506 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T03:09:20.714Z