Description
A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.
Exploits (2)
nomisec
WORKING POC
2 stars
by TrungNguyen1909 · poc
https://github.com/TrungNguyen1909/CVE-2019-8781-macOS
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://support.apple.com/HT210634
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.1535
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.15
Published
Dec 18, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026