CVE-2019-6238 Path traversal in macOS

What is CVE-2019-6238?

CVE-2019-6238 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Apple Mac Os X, published on 27 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A validation issue existed in the handling of symlinks. This issue was addressed with improved validation of symlinks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra. Processing a maliciously crafted package may lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6238?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Mac Os X.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6238?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6238 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2019-6238 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6238 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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