What is CVE-2019-8572?

CVE-2019-8572 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8572?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

CVE-2019-8572

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

Published 2020-10-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 85.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Airport Base Station Firmware
Apple Airport Base Station Firmware Update — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

support.apple.com/en-us/HT210090 (Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/en-us/HT210091 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8572?: CVE-2019-8572 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apple Airport Base Station Firmware, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8572?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.