CVE-2019-8526: Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
High · CVSS 7.8 (CVSS 3.1)KEV known exploitedEPSS 0.70%, 53th percentilePublished Updated Assigner: apple
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Apple: macOS
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- support.apple.com/HT209600 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)