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CVE-2019-8805
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
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.
Affected products
- macOS: before 10.15.1 — fixed in 10.15.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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