CVE-2019-8656

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 27, 2020 at 07:38 PM UTC

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

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

This was addressed with additional checks by Gatekeeper on files mounted through a network share. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra. Extracting a zip file containing a symbolic link to an endpoint in an NFS mount that is attacker controlled may bypass Gatekeeper.

Affected

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

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.14v < 10.14.6

Affected range stops below 10.14, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 10.14.6, 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/en-us/HT210348

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210348

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

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

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

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