Is CVE-2019-8522 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8522 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8522?

CVE-2019-8522 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8522?

CVE-2019-8522 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8522?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.14.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8522

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An encrypted volume may be unmounted and remounted by a different user without prompting for the password.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.14.4Fixed in:10.14.4CVE-2019-8522derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.