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OS X update for PluginKit (CVE-2019-8708)

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OS X update for PluginKit (CVE-2019-8708)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
11/06/2019
Created
11/07/2019
Added
11/06/2019
Modified
12/06/2022

Description

A logic issue was addressed with improved restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15.1, Security Update 2019-001, and Security Update 2019-006, macOS Catalina 10.15, iOS 13. A local user may be able to check for the existence of arbitrary files.

Solution(s)

  • apple-osx-security-update-2019-001-mojave
  • apple-osx-security-update-2019-006-high-sierra
  • apple-osx-upgrade-10_15

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