CVE-2019-8802 — Improper Input Validation in Apple Macos

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation5 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.78%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Apple MacosApple MAC OS XApple Macos Catalina 10.15.1 Security Update 2019-001 AND Security Update 2019-006
Timeline
PublishedDec 18
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

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 Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5apple/macosunspecified — macOS Catalina 10.15.1
▶NVDapple/mac_os_x< 10.15.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-rx8v-7j8w-mx62: A validation issue was addressed with improved logic↗2022-05-24
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Apple
CVE-2019-8802: macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006↗2019-10-29
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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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