CVE-2019-8509 — Apple Macos vulnerability

7 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 50.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Apple MacosApple MAC OS X
Timeline
PublishedOct 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to elevate privileges.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — 10.15
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x10.13.6 — 10.15.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-676w-c8rg-vhg2: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2019-8509: This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code↗2020-10-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Apple
CVE-2019-8509: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006↗2019-10-29
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Apple
CVE-2019-8509: macOS Catalina 10.15↗2019-10-07
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1 - SentinelLabs↗2019-11-06
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Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1↗2019-11-06
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