Vulnerability in Apple Macos
CVE-2019-5012
An exploitable privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the Wacom, driver version 6.3.32-3, update helper service in the startProcess command. The command takes a user-supplied script argument and executes it under root context. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to raise their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine for a successful exploit.
EPSS: 0.005 (41.7th 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
- Apple Macos
- Wacom Driver — versions 6.3.32-3
- N/a Wacom — versions Wacom macOS - Driver 6.3.32-3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talos-cna@cisco.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-5012?
- CVE-2019-5012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Macos, classified under Argument Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-5012?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.