Delayed Locking Vulnerability in macOS

CVE-2019-8851 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

A logic issue was addressed with improved state management. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.2, Security Update 2019-002 Mojave, and Security Update 2019-007 High Sierra. A Mac may not lock immediately upon wake.

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