CVE-2019-8772 Information disclosure in macOS

What is CVE-2019-8772?

CVE-2019-8772 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 18 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8772?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8772?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-8772 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2019-8772 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8772 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-mhr9-83m9-mfgj.