CVE-2019-8749
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
Multiple memory corruption issues were addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13, iCloud for Windows 7.14, iCloud for Windows 10.7, tvOS 13, macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, watchOS 6, iTunes 12.10.1 for Windows. Multiple issues in libxml2.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.49%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 73
- Score date: 10/7/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (6)
CWEs
- CWE-787
References
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210635
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210636
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210637
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210604
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210606
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210607
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210635
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210636
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210637
- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722
Raw JSON (NVD)
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