CVE-2019-8697 describes a memory corruption vulnerability in macOS Mojave 10.14.6 and earlier, specifically a heap-based buffer overflow in diskmanagementd. This flaw allows an application to execute arbitrary code with system privileges. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it has a local attack vector with low complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) has been identified, there is limited community discussion, with one Reddit mention regarding privilege escalation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.14.6CPE 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 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.