CVE-2019-8513

HIGH

Mac OS X TimeMachine (tmdiagnose) Command Injection Privilege Escalation

Title source: metasploit

Description

This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocalmacos
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47070
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by CodeColorist, timwr · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/osx/local/timemachine_cmd_injection.rb

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0935
EPSS Percentile 92.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x < 10.14.4
Published Dec 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026