Vulnerability in Apple Itunes
CVE-2019-8801
A dynamic library loading issue existed in iTunes setup. This was addressed with improved path searching. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, iTunes for Windows 12.10.2. Running the iTunes installer in an untrusted directory may result in arbitrary code execution.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple Itunes
- Apple Itunes For Windows — versions unspecified
- Apple macOS — versions unspecified
- Apple Mac OS X
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/HT210722 (Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/HT210726 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8801?
- CVE-2019-8801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8801?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.