CVE-2019-8801
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendormacOSiTunes
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
A dynamic library loading issue existed in iTunes setup. This was addressed with improved path searching. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2. Running the iTunes installer in an untrusted directory may result in arbitrary code execution.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 12.10.2v < iTunes for Windows 12.10.2
Affected range stops below 12.10.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below iTunes for Windows 12.10.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426
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