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CVE-2019-6223 — Apple iOS and macOS Group Facetime Vulnerability

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HIGH severity🔴 Actively Exploited · CISA KEV

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Overview

Apple iOS and macOS Group FaceTime contains an unspecified vulnerability where the call initiator can cause the recipient's Apple device to answer unknowingly or without user interaction.

Vulnerability details

CVE ID: CVE-2019-6223
Vulnerability: Apple iOS and macOS Group Facetime Vulnerability
Vendor: Apple
Affected products: Apple: iOS and macOS
Severity: HIGH
Exploitation status: Actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV)
Published: 2021-11-03

Remediation guidance

CVE-2019-6223 is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog — U.S. federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it under Binding Operational Directive 22-01. Treat it as a priority for every environment.

Apply the vendor's official security update for Apple the affected product as soon as possible. Where a patch is unavailable, apply vendor mitigations or isolate/segment exposed systems.

Hunt for indicators of compromise tied to this vulnerability and confirm logging/EDR coverage on affected assets.

Authoritative references

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