CVE-2019-6238

7.8 highEPSS 1.2%

High (7.8) in apple mac os x. EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 67% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2020-10-27
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209600

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