CVE-2019-8656

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < 10.14

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 27, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2019-8656: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix