CVE-2019-8722
Compiling code without proper input validation could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privilege.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Multiple issues in ld64 in the Xcode toolchains were addressed by updating to version ld64-507.4. This issue is fixed in Xcode 11.0. Compiling code without proper input validation could lead to arbitrary code execution with user privilege.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.79% probability · 78th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- apple/xcode
- Source
- product-security@apple.com
EPSS 1.8% 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/HT210609Vendor Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT210609Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.