CVE-2019-8590
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel 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 restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8590- 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
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
CVE-2019-8590- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17980 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17980- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v4m-mxm3-w2h7 No score
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14...
A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
- Record
GHSA-4v4m-mxm3-w2h7- 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-2019-8590 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 1.38%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.