CVE-2019-8569

low-risk

Published 2020-10-27

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Do I need to act?

0.05% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.7/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Mac Os X

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119

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low-risk

Severity 21/34 · High

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal