CVE-2019-8589: Medium severity macos mojave vulnerability
Published May 13, 2019
·Updated
DesktopServices. This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Other sources
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.5. A malicious application may bypass Gatekeeper checks.
Credit
Andreas Clementi, Stefan Haselwanter, Peter Stelzhammer(AV)
Affected Software
4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Mojave<10.14.5
10.14.5
Apple High Sierra
Apple Sierra
Apple iOS and macOS<10.14.5
Event History
Dec 18, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:33 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:33 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2019-8603
- CVE-2019-8635
- CVE-2019-8590
- CVE-2019-8640
- CVE-2019-2102
- CVE-2019-8592
- CVE-2019-8585
- CVE-2019-8582
- CVE-2019-8589
- CVE-2019-8560
- CVE-2019-8634
- CVE-2019-8616
- CVE-2019-8629
- CVE-2018-4456
- CVE-2019-8606
- CVE-2019-8633
- CVE-2019-8525
- CVE-2019-8547
- CVE-2019-8576
- CVE-2019-8591
- CVE-2019-8573
- CVE-2019-8631
- CVE-2018-12126
- CVE-2018-12127
- CVE-2018-12130
- CVE-2019-11091
- CVE-2019-8604
- CVE-2019-8577
- CVE-2019-8600
- CVE-2019-8598
- CVE-2019-8602
- CVE-2019-8568
- CVE-2019-8574
- CVE-2019-8569
- CVE-2019-6237
- CVE-2019-8571
- CVE-2019-8583
- CVE-2019-8584
- CVE-2019-8586
- CVE-2019-8587
- CVE-2019-8594
- CVE-2019-8595
- CVE-2019-8596
- CVE-2019-8597
- CVE-2019-8601
- CVE-2019-8608
- CVE-2019-8609
- CVE-2019-8610
- CVE-2019-8611
- CVE-2019-8615
- CVE-2019-8619
- CVE-2019-8622
- CVE-2019-8623
- CVE-2019-8628
- CVE-2019-8607
- CVE-2019-8612
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the vulnerability ID of this issue?
The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2019-8589.
2
What is the severity of CVE-2019-8589?
The severity of CVE-2019-8589 is medium.
3
What is the affected software for CVE-2019-8589?
The affected software for CVE-2019-8589 include macOS Mojave 10.14.5, Apple High Sierra, Apple Sierra, and Apple Mac OS X (up to version 10.14.5).
4
How was CVE-2019-8589 addressed?
CVE-2019-8589 was addressed with improved checks in macOS Mojave 10.14.5.
5
What can a malicious application do with this vulnerability?
A malicious application can bypass Gatekeeper checks using CVE-2019-8589.