What is CVE-2019-8855?

CVE-2019-8855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-10-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-8855?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8855

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

EPSS: 0.008 (51.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8855?: CVE-2019-8855 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2020-10-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-8855?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.