Apple iOS: A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in watchOS 5.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra, iOS 12.2. A sandboxed process may be able to circumvent sandbox restrictions.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple | iOS | before 12.2 | 12.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 10.14 | 10.14 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apple | macOS | before 5.2 | 5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA iOS (Apple) Fixed in 12.2
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 10.14
- Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in 5.2
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apple macOS 10.14
33 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 27 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06124 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-05178 Apple iOS: A thorough security audit of the FaceTime service uncovered an issue with Live…Priority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2018-03247 This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.Priority MEDIUM 44
- Release ·
Apple iOS 12.2
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM, 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06124 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-06109 Improper certificate validation in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-06211 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 41
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- Release ·
Apple macOS 5.2
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06124 Out-of-bounds read in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-06109 Improper certificate validation in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 43
- TI-2019-06168 Improper input validation in Apple iOSPriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8618
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rq2w-w3vv-5qfg
References
More Apple Iphone Os vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-28008 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-22441 Apple iOS and iPadOS: An attacker with arbitrary read and write capability may be able to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-22440 Memory corruption in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-17951 Out-of-bounds write in Apple Safari KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2025-17847 Use after free in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2022-06854 Out-of-bounds write in Apple iOS and iPadOS KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-8618 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-8618 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rq2w-w3vv-5qfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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