PT-2019-19228 · Apple · Apple Macos

Csaba Fitzl + 1 · Published 2019-12-18 · Updated 2019-12-21 · CVE-2019-8802

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions macOS versions prior to 10.15.1

Description A validation issue was addressed with improved logic, which could allow a malicious application to gain root privileges.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.15.1, update to macOS Catalina 10.15.1 to resolve the issue.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-8802

Affected Products

Apple Macos

References · 3

• https://support.apple.com/HT210722 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8802 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-8802 · Vendor Advisory