CVE-2019-8747
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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 memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8747- 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
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8747- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18137 No score
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18137- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xvmg-vf8x-q2gp No score
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in...
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 6.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
GHSA-xvmg-vf8x-q2gp- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8747 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Watchos, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.