CVE-2019-8817
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2019-8817- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
CVE-2019-8817- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18207 No score
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
EUVD-2019-18207- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fvqj-grjc-5hr3 No score
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS...
A validation issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to read restricted memory.
- Record
GHSA-fvqj-grjc-5hr3- 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-2019-8817 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.