CVE-2019-8569

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Security Update 2019-003 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-003 Sierra, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Affected products

macOS: before 10.14.5 — fixed in 10.14.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.14.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119

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