7.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8805
Apple macOS Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

A validation issue existed in the entitlement verification. This issue was addressed with improved validation of the process entitlement. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 18, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-8805 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8805 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple mac_os_x
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-8805.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/HT210722 Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT210722 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

A collection of Vulnerability Research and Reverse Engineering writeups.

Updated: 5 days, 18 hours ago
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Born at : Dec. 21, 2024, 2:55 p.m. This repo has been linked 48 different CVEs too.

Exploit for CVE-2019-8805 Apple EndpointSecurity framework Privilege Escalation

Objective-C

Updated: 4 months ago
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Born at : June 18, 2024, 9:49 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

This repo as for goal to get ressources based on OSMR Syllabus.

Updated: 8 months, 2 weeks ago
8 stars 2 fork 2 watcher
Born at : Oct. 8, 2021, 3:28 a.m. This repo has been linked 13 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-8805 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8805 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT210722
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/HT210722 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/HT210722 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.15.1
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-8805 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-8805 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} 0.00%

score

0.29459

percentile

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