| CVE ID | CVE-2019-8616 |
| CVSS SCORE | 7.8, AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Apple |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
macOS |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Apple macOS. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the IOAccelSharedUserClient2 call. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Apple has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210119 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Lilang Wu and Moony Li of TrendMicro Mobile Security Research Team |
