CVE-2019-8761 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Apple macOS, where parsing a maliciously crafted text file can lead to the disclosure of user information. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but has low attack complexity (AC:L). While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion, indicating awareness. Apple addressed this issue with improved checks in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 and relevant security updates.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.15CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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