CVE-2019-8526
HighPublished
Apple macOS Use-After-Free Vulnerability
- Published
- Dec 18, 2019
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Evidence observed
- Apr 17, 2023
Primary CVSS
7.8/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H0.7%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 51.4%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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CISA Known Exploited
This CVE appears in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. An application may be able to gain elevated privileges.
Sources
1- rootOSExploit
macOS Privilege Escalation Helper
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