CVE-2019-8772

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.

Affected products

macOS: before 10.15 — fixed in 10.15

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://support.apple.com/HT210634
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722
https://support.apple.com/HT210634
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT210722

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