CVE-2019-14868 is a high-severity flaw in ksh version 20120801 that allows attackers to bypass environment restrictions and execute shell commands by manipulating specific environment variables. This vulnerability affects various products including Apple macOS and Debian Linux distributions utilizing ksh. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it presents a significant risk as it can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and can be exploited remotely by unauthenticated attackers in certain service configurations. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
20120801CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ksh_project:ksh:20120801:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 10.15.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.