CVE-2019-8606

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 18, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8606: High severity, CVSS 7.0 | Vulnix