TI-2019-06104 Aliases CVE-2019-8526 GHSA-p8m9-gxw7-g5pf

Use after free in Apple macOS

CRITICAL 93Exploited in the wildCWE-416Published 2019-12-18 · Updated 2025-10-21

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Active In CISA KEV since 2023-04-17CISA due date 2023-05-08

EPSS 0.00701 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): macOS Mojave 10.14.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Active
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Apple	macOS	before macOS Mojave 10.14.4	macOS Mojave 10.14.4	Patch available	CNA

macOS VendorApple Affected before macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::::::::	before 10.14.4	Vulnerable	Apple

cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.14.4 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

Release · 2019-12-18
Apple macOS macOS Mojave 10.14.4
33 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 4 MEDIUM, 28 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2019-06141 Race condition in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2019-06105 Buffer overflow in Apple iOSPriority MEDIUM 45
- TI-2019-06137 Improper input validation in Apple macOSPriority MEDIUM 44
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Timeline

2023-04-17 Added to CISA KEV
2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8526
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8m9-gxw7-g5pf

References

Advisory 1

https://support.apple.com/HT209600

TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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