CVE-2019-9146
Jamf Self Service 10.9.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain a root shell by leveraging the "publish Bash shell scripts" feature to insert "/Applications/Utilities/Terminal app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal" into the TCP data stream.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Jamf Self Service 10.9.0 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain a root shell by leveraging the "publish Bash shell scripts" feature to insert "/Applications/Utilities/Terminal app/Contents/MacOS/Terminal" into the TCP data stream.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.78% probability · 56th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- jamf/self service
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/JAMF/JAMF%20software%20%20local%20permission%20promotion%20vulnerability.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/PAGalaxyLab/VulInfo/blob/master/JAMF/JAMF%20software%20%20local%20permission%20promotion%20vulnerability.mdExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.