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CVE-2019-8526: Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability

CVE-2019-8526 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2023-04-17

Technologies: Apple macOS. Vendors: Apple.

Executive brief

A use-after-free vulnerability in Apple macOS was addressed through improved memory management. A local application may exploit this flaw to gain elevated privileges on the system.

Affected products

  • Apple macOS Mojave versions up to (excluding) 10.14.4

Timeline

  • 2019-12-18: disclosed: NVD Published Date
  • 2023-04-17: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

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