High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 18, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-8801

Description

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.

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Affected products

Apple Inc./macOS Catalinallm-fuzzy
Range: <=10.15.1
Apple Inc./iTunesllm-fuzzy
Range: <=12.10.2
Apple Inc./macOSv5
Range: unspecified
Apple Inc./iTunes for Windowscpe-rescue
Range: unspecified

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

support.apple.com/HT210722nvdVendor Advisory
support.apple.com/HT210726nvdVendor Advisory

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