In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, an issue existed in CUPS.
In macOS High Sierra before 10.13.5, an issue existed in CUPS. This issue was addressed with improved access restrictions.
- Published
- Jan 11, 2019
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.5% · 37th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.5%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| canonical | ubuntu linux | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apple mac os xbefore 10.13.5
- canonical ubuntu linux14.04
- canonical ubuntu linux16.04
- canonical ubuntu linux17.10
- canonical ubuntu linux18.04
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | cups | before 2.2.8-2 | 2.2.8-2 |
| Debian:8 | cups | before 1.7.5-11+deb8u4 | 1.7.5-11+deb8u4 |
| Debian:9 | cups | before 2.2.1-8+deb9u2 | 2.2.1-8+deb9u2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-client | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-debuginfo | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-devel | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-filesystem | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-ipptool | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-libs | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | cups-lpd | before 1:1.6.3-43.el7 | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | cups | before 1.7.5-20.14.1 | 1.7.5-20.14.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 | cups | before 2.2.7-3.3.1 | 2.2.7-3.3.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | cups | before 1.3.9-8.46.56.3.1 | 1.3.9-8.46.56.3.1 |
Same product
apple: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-30657A logic issue was addressed with improved state management.KEV73This week
- CVE-2015-1130The XPC implementation in Admin Framework in Apple OS X before 10.10.3 allows local users to bypass authentication and obtain admin privilegKEV64This week
- CVE-2021-30713A permissions issue was addressed with improved validation.KEV63This week
- CVE-2019-8526A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management.KEV61This week
- CVE-2022-22674An out-of-bounds read issue existed that led to the disclosure of kernel memory.KEV52Plan
- CVE-2007-2386Buffer overflow in mDNSResponder in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 up to 10.4.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application termi52Plan
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:cups | 2.2.8-2 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-client | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-debuginfo | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-devel | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-filesystem | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-ipptool | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-libs | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:cups-lpd | 1:1.6.3-43.el7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:cups | 1.7.5-20.14.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00014.html
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-08
- support.apple.com/HT208849
- usn.ubuntu.com/3713-1/
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4243
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.