VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2019-6238

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.16%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-27
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-20

Primary references