Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8629

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Vulnerability class: Dirty Pipe (CVE-2022-0847)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-8629: held from 0.014 to 0.014.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8629?
CVE-2019-8629 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Improper Initialization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8629?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-8629 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.