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CVE-2019-6203

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2020-04-17
  • Fixed in12.2

Am I affected?

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Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-04-1718:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2026-10-2319:23First public proof of conceptPoC-in-GitHub

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-6203?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2019-6203?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2< 12.212.2
Apple mac os x
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.14< 10.14.410.14.4
Apple tvos
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.2< 12.212.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Apple iphone os to 12.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-10-23 19:23 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
1 repository, unverifiedqingxp9/CVE-2019-6203-PoC
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-04-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-6203?

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept network traffic.

Is CVE-2019-6203 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-6203 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.2% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-6203?

CVE-2019-6203 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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