CVE-2019-8513
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A...
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.
- Record
CVE-2019-8513- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.
- Record
CVE-2019-8513- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17903 No score
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17903- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qpr-xr7m-crmq No score
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A...
This issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to execute arbitrary shell commands.
- Record
GHSA-8qpr-xr7m-crmq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Mac OS X TimeMachine - 'tmdiagnose' Command Injection Privilege Escalation (Metasploit) | 2019-07-02 |
| Metasploit | Mac OS X TimeMachine (tmdiagnose) Command Injection Privilege Escalation | 2019-04-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8513 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apple Macos, published December 18, 2019. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.