CVE-2019-8590: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.14.5 (fixed in 10.14.5)

Published 2019-12-18. Last modified 2026-06-17.