CVE-2019-8853

low-risk
Published 2020-10-27

A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.4, Security Update 2020-002 Mojave, Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra, macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. An application may be able to read restricted memory.

Do I need to act?

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0.24% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low 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
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (4)

Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788
Release Notes https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211100
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal