CVE-2019-8802
published 2019-12-18CVE-2019-8802: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root…
PriorityP337high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.04%
60.5th percentile
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| apple | mac_os_x | < 10.15.1 | 10.15.1 |
| apple | macos | >= unspecified < macOS Catalina 10.15.1 | macOS Catalina 10.15.1 |
| apple | macos_catalina_10.15.1_security_update_2019-001_and_security_update_2019-006 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.09.3CRITICALAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Apple
CVE-2019-8802: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006
vendor_apple·2019-10-29·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2019-8802 [HIGH] CVE-2019-8802: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006
Apple Security Update: About the security content of macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006
Product: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006
CVE: CVE-2019-8802
Component: Kernel
Impact: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges
Description: A memory corruption vulnerability was addressed with improved locking.
GHSA
GHSA-rx8v-7j8w-mx62: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-8802 [HIGH] GHSA-rx8v-7j8w-mx62: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic
A validation issue was addressed with improved logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. A malicious application may be able to gain root privileges.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1 - SentinelLabs
blogs_sentinelone·2019-11-06
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1 - SentinelLabs
In this two-part series, we take a look at privilege escalation on macOS. In Part 1, we look at some of the vulnerabilities that have been discovered by security researchers in recent versions of Apple’s Desktop OS, focusing on those that have been turned into reliable exploits. We draw conclusions for enterprise and end users alike based on this review. In Part 2, we switch from researchers to attackers and explore both how and why the methodology of macOS threat actors takes quite a different path from that of the research community.
## What is Privilege Escalation?
Let’s start by defining our terms. Whenever code executes, it does so within the context of a user who invokes it. Technically, users need not always actually be people, but for our purposes here we’ll stick to the simple c
Sentinelone
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1
blogs_sentinelone·2019-11-06
Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1
## Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1
In this two-part series, we take a look at privilege escalation on macOS. In Part 1, we look at some of the vulnerabilities that have been discovered by security researchers in recent versions of Apple’s Desktop OS, focusing on those that have been turned into reliable exploits. We draw conclusions for enterprise and end users alike based on this review. In Part 2 , we switch from researchers to attackers and explore both how and why the methodology of macOS threat actors takes quite a different path from that of the research community.
## What is Privilege Escalation?
Let’s start by defining our terms. Whenever code executes, it does so within the context of a user who invokes it. Technically, users need not always actua
2019-12-18
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