CVE-2019-6225
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate 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 issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-6225- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/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 - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-6225- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-15792 No score
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-15792- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8mrj-hp45-r838
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1...
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, tvOS 12.1.2. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
GHSA-8mrj-hp45-r838- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | iOS/macOS - 'task_swap_mach_voucher()' Use-After-Free | 2019-01-25 |
| PoC in GitHub | TrungNguyen1909/CVE-2019-6225-macOS | 2019-06-30 |
| PoC in GitHub | fatgrass/OsirisJailbreak12 | 2019-01-31 |
| PoC in GitHub | ox1111/jailbreak-iOS12 | 2024-04-15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-6225 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Ios, published March 5, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 28.8%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.