What is CVE-2019-8522?

CVE-2019-8522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8522?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8522

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
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Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8522?: CVE-2019-8522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.