What is CVE-2019-8717?

CVE-2019-8717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8717?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8717

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, tvOS 13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple macOS — versions unspecified
Apple Mac OS X
Apple tvOS — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

support.apple.com/kb/HT210722 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT210634 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8717?: CVE-2019-8717 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8717?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.