CVE-2019-8502: Apple iPhone OS

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An API issue existed in the handling of dictation requests. This issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, tvOS 12.2, watchOS 5.2. A malicious application may be able to initiate a Dictation request without user authorization.

Affected products

• Apple iPhone OS: before 12.2 (fixed in 12.2)
• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.14.4 (fixed in 10.14.4)
• Apple tvOS: before 12.2 (fixed in 12.2)
• Apple watchOS: before 5.2 (fixed in 5.2)

Published 2019-12-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.