CVE-2019-8588: Apple Airport Base Station Firmware

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.8.1, AirPort Base Station Firmware Update 7.9.1. A remote attacker may be able to cause a system denial of service.

Affected products

• Apple Airport Base Station Firmware: before 7.8.1 (fixed in 7.8.1)

Published 2020-10-27. Last modified 2026-06-17.