CVE-2019-8578

moderate-risk
Published 2020-10-27

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

Do I need to act?

~
2.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Airport Base Station Firmware

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090
Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal