High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8509
CVE-2019-8509
Description
This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.
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Affected products
3- Range: unspecified
- Range: before 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, Security Update 2019-006
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210634nvdVendor Advisory
- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210722nvdVendor Advisory
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