CVE-2019-8852

7.8 highEPSS 2.8%

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 86% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-787
Published: 2020-10-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210788

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