Apple has posted the annual full overhaul of the Mac operating system , this time focusing on a redesign of the look and feel of the interface . The 10.14 incarnation of macOS , known as Mojave , has been released Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability into general availability . It includes new features , interface updates , and security patches – though at least one hole was left unpatched Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability . Apple is touting a set of interface improvements with the update , most notably the addition of a `` Dark Mode '' color scheme option and a Dynamic Desktop background that changes the image with the time of day . In more useful features , there 's the Stacks utility that organizes messy desktops by grouping files into categories . Apple also added a set of new News , Stocks , Voice Memos , and Home applications for macOS , porting the tools from iOS , while the Mac Continuity Camera app will let users snap and share pictures from their iOS device . Apple also redesigned the macOS version of the App Store service . Nestled into the Mojave update was a patch bundle that addresses Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability more than a half-dozen security holes . Mojave will include fixes for eight CVE-listed vulnerabilities . These include two remote code execution flaws in the kernel ( CVE-2018-4336 , CVE-2018-4344 ) and weak RC4 encryption ( CVE-2016-1777 ) . That '4344 flaw was discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability by eggheads at the UK government 's eavesdropping nerve center , GCHQ . Other flaws include a traffic intercept flaw in Bluetooth ( CVE-2018-5383 ) , a sandbox escape in the operation firewall ( CVE-2018-4353 ) , a restricted memory access flaw in Crash Reporter ( CVE-2018-4333 ) , and flaws in both Auto Unlock ( CVE-2018-4321 ) and App Store ( CVE-2018-4324 ) that would allow an attacker to access the user 's Apple ID . Seemingly , these patches are only available Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability for macOS 10.14 – however , previous versions of the operating system were fixed Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability up last week . It did n't take long for at least one researcher to blast holes in the security features of the new operating system . Shortly after Mojave arrived , macOS guru Patrick Wardle dropped word of a vulnerability he discovered Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability that would allow an attacker to bypass the privacy safeguards in Mojave that would normally prevent an unauthorized app from accessing things like users ' contact details . Here 's a video of the exploit ... Wardle said Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability he has reported Vulnerability-related.DiscoverVulnerability the bug to Apple , but will not release details beyond the proof-of-concept video until a fix can be released Vulnerability-related.PatchVulnerability . More technical details are due to be released in November .