CVE-2019-8761: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. Parsing a maliciously crafted text file may lead to disclosure of user information.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.15 (fixed in 10.15)

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