VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2019-8772
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-12-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
An issue existed in the handling of links in encrypted PDFs. This issue was addressed by adding a confirmation prompt. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. An attacker may be able to exfiltrate the contents of an encrypted PDF.
Primary references
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- product-security@apple.com — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory