CVE-2019-8526

Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un problema de la memoria previamente liberada fue abordado con una mejor administración de memoria. Este problema es corregido en macOS Mojave versión 10.14.4. Una aplicación puede obtener privilegios elevados.

Apple macOS contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-02-18 CVE Reserved
2019-03-26 CVE Published
2023-04-17 Exploited in Wild
2023-05-08 KEV Due Date
2023-12-11 EPSS Updated
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-416: Use After Free

CAPEC

References (1)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://support.apple.com/HT209600	2019-12-20

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Apple Search vendor "Apple"		Mac Os X Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X"				< 10.14.4 Search vendor "Apple" for product "Mac Os X" and version " < 10.14.4"		-		Affected