CVE-2019-8802: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: before 10.15.1 (fixed in 10.15.1)

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