Exploited· due 2023-05-08
CVE-2019-8526
Apple macOS
Apple macOS contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could allow for privilege escalation.
Exploitation status
- CISA has confirmed this is being exploited in the wild. That is an observation of real attacks, not a prediction.
- US federal civilian agencies are required to remediate it by 2023-05-08. That deadline does not bind private companies, but it is a reasonable benchmark for how urgently CISA views it.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA’s wording, unedited.
Scoring
- CVSS
- Not yet scored
Dates
- Published
- 2023-04-17
- Added to KEV
- 2023-04-17
- Remediation due
- 2023-05-08
- Sources
- CISA KEV