CVE-2019-8748 is a memory corruption vulnerability affecting macOS Catalina 10.15 that could allow an application to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this local vulnerability requires low privileges and no user interaction, enabling an attacker to achieve high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While the vulnerability is patched in macOS Catalina 10.15, there is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows no signs of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15CPE 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
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