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CVE-2019-7287

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-05-23 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2019-12-18
  • Fixed in12.1.4
  • WeaknessCWE-787

Am I affected?

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Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-12-1818:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-05-23Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-05-23Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-05-23Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-01-2917:42SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

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Versions per branch

NVD
Apple iphone os
BranchAffectedFixed in
12.1< 12.1.412.1.4

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

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As apple, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Apple iOS
    Affected
    • < iOS 12.1.4fixed in iOS 12.1.4custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2019-12-18

Fix

  1. Update Apple iphone os to 12.1.4
  2. CISA’s required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.due 2022-06-13

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-05-23
Patch Due Date
2022-06-13
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-12-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c857-frv5-v87x

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7287?

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.4. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Is CVE-2019-7287 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-7287 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-13.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-7287?

CVE-2019-7287 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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