CVE-2019-8533
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A Mac may not lock when disconnecting from an external monitor.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A Mac may not lock when disconnecting from an external monitor.
- Record
CVE-2019-8533- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A Mac may not lock when disconnecting from an external monitor.
- Record
CVE-2019-8533- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17923 No score
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A Mac may not lock when disconnecting from an external monitor.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17923- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r5xh-3hh9-fq98 No score
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A lock handling issue was addressed with improved lock handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A Mac may not lock when disconnecting from an external monitor.
- Record
GHSA-r5xh-3hh9-fq98- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8533 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.