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CVE-2019-8829
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update…
High7.8EPSS 0.99%
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- Updated
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- apple
Description
A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, watchOS 6.1, tvOS 13.2, iOS 13.2 and iPadOS 13.2. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
- CWE-667 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-667 and its CVEs
- CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs
Affected products
References (4)
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210721 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210723 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210724 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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