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TI-2019-06202 Aliases CVE-2019-8629GHSA-h4pr-4p66-5cfj

Apple macOS: An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges

Priority LOW 37CWE-665Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01365 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed macOS (Apple): macOS Mojave 10.14.5

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApplemacOSbefore macOS Mojave 10.14.5macOS Mojave 10.14.5Patch availableCNA
  • macOS VendorApple Affected before macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.14.5VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.14.5 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA macOS (Apple) Fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apple macOS macOS Mojave 10.14.5

    41 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 1 CRITICAL, 23 MEDIUM, 17 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-8629
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h4pr-4p66-5cfj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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