CVE-2019-8855

MEDIUM

6.3

CVSS Score

Published: October 27, 2020 at 08:09 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

MEDIUM6.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

An access issue was addressed with additional sandbox restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to access restricted files.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.15

Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634

CVSS

6.3MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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