Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-8656
CVE-2019-8656
Description
This was addressed with additional checks by Gatekeeper on files mounted through a network share. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra. Extracting a zip file containing a symbolic link to an endpoint in an NFS mount that is attacker controlled may bypass Gatekeeper.
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Affected products
3Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Mojave 10.14.6, Security Update 2019-004 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-004 Sierra
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
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References
1- support.apple.com/en-us/HT210348nvdVendor Advisory
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