Vulnerability in Apple Ipados

CVE-2019-20044

In Zsh before 5.8, attackers able to execute commands can regain privileges dropped by the --no-PRIVILEGED option. Zsh fails to overwrite the saved uid, so the original privileges can be restored by executing MODULE_PATH=/dir/with/module z…

EPSS: 0.005 (39.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20044?
CVE-2019-20044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, classified under Improper Check for Dropped Privileges. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20044?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-20044 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.