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high 7.8

CVE-2019-8755 json

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions.

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-18145

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to determine kernel memory layout.

Patch / fix

  • Apple macOS macOS Catalina 10.15

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Apple macOS

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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