CVE-2019-8561
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4...
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8561- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8561- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17951 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17951- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j83x-w3fj-6vvj No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4...
A logic issue was addressed with improved validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
- Record
GHSA-j83x-w3fj-6vvj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | 0xmachos/CVE-2019-8561 | 2019-06-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8561 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published December 18, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.63%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.