CVE-2019-8645 json
An issue existed in the handling of encrypted Mail.
published 2020-10-27 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-18035
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue existed in the handling of encrypted Mail. This issue was addressed with improved isolation of MIME in Mail. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to intercept the contents of S/MIME-encrypted e-mail.
Patch / fix
- Apple macOS 10.14
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Apple macOS
References
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support.apple.com
/en-us/HT209600
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-8645
- NVD CVE-2019-8645
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