CVE-2019-8772 describes a high-severity vulnerability in macOS Catalina 10.15 and earlier, where encrypted PDFs could allow an attacker to exfiltrate their contents due to improper handling of links. The attack vector is network-based with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and could lead to a complete compromise of confidentiality. While the CVSS score is 7.5, there is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat.
| 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.