What is CVE-2019-8589?

CVE-2019-8589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8589?

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

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8589

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.

Published 2019-12-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple Mac OS X

References

support.apple.com/HT210119 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8589?: CVE-2019-8589 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8589?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.