CVE-2019-8555 is a buffer overflow vulnerability affecting macOS Mojave 10.14.3 and earlier, which could allow a malicious application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, but once triggered, it grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, indicating no known active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.