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CVE-2019-7286: Apple iOS · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Apple iOSSource CVE Database V5

0

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 13 Jun 2022 · public exploit available (Exploit-DB) · 15% EPSS : upgrade to 12.1.4 now.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
15.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 96% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 12.1.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Dec 2019

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 2.4 years after disclosure

  4. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Apple Inc.

    , 321 days before disclosure

  2. First Exploit-DB entry (opens in a new tab)

    iOS 12.1.3 - 'cfprefsd' Memory Corruption

    , 226 days before disclosure

  3. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  4. , 2.4 years after disclosure

  5. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 2.5 years after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade apple/ios to 12.1.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Appleapple/iospkg:deb/apple/iosOther threatsAffected
  • <12.1.4
Fixed in
  • 12.1.4

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Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.4, macOS Mojave 10.14.3 Supplemental Update. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.

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