Is CVE-2019-8661 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-8661 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-8661?

CVE-2019-8661 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-8661?

CVE-2019-8661 has an EPSS score of 10.28% (95th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8661?

Upgrade mac os x to 10.14.6 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-8661

CRITICALEPSS 95th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6. A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

mac os xNVD

Affected:< 10.14.6Fixed in:10.14.6CVE-2019-8661derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

10.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

support.apple.com

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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.