VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8521
A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.82%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.82%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A malicious application may be able to overwrite arbitrary files.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.82% probability · 57th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209599Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT209600Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.