CVE-2019-8514
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2,...
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, watchOS 5.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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, watchOS 5.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8514- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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, watchOS 5.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8514- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17904 No score
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, watchOS 5.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17904- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jh7p-rf2f-w3qg No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2,...
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, watchOS 5.2. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
- Record
GHSA-jh7p-rf2f-w3qg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | iOS < 12.2 / macOS < 10.14.4 XNU - pidversion Increment During execve is Unsafe | 2019-04-03 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8514 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ios, published December 18, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.10%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.