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CVE-2019-8716
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.1% 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 Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Affected products
- macOS: before 10.15.1 — fixed in 10.15.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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