CVE-2019-8606

HIGH

CVSS Score

Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

HIGH7

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. A local user may be able to load unsigned kernel extensions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.14.5v < macOS Mojave 10.14.5

Affected range stops below 10.14.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below macOS Mojave 10.14.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.apple.com/HT210119

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT210119

CVSS

7HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-362

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