CVE-2019-8550: Apple iPhone OS

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue existed in the pausing of FaceTime video. The issue was resolved with improved logic. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, watchOS 5.2. A user’s video may not be paused in a FaceTime call if they exit the FaceTime app while the call is ringing.

Affected products

  • Apple iPhone OS: before 12.2 (fixed in 12.2)
  • Apple Mac OS X: before 10.12.6 (fixed in 10.12.6); from 10.13, before 10.13.6 (fixed in 10.13.6); from 10.14, before 10.14.4 (fixed in 10.14.4); version 10.12.6 only; version 10.13.6 only
  • Apple watchOS: before 5.2 (fixed in 5.2)

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