CVE-2019-8513 is a command injection vulnerability affecting Apple macOS Mojave 10.14.3 and earlier, allowing a local user to execute arbitrary shell commands. With a CVSSv3 score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires local access and low privileges but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a Metasploit module and ExploitDB entry exist for privilege escalation via the 'tmdiagnose' utility, indicating public exploit code availability. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion and media coverage remain minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.14.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.