CVE-2019-8801

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
ApplemacOS>= unspecified, < macOS Catalina 10.15.1
AppleiTunes for Windows>= unspecified, < iTunes for Windows 12.10.2

References

Timeline

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

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CVE-2019-8801: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix