CVE-2019-14551 — Das Q before 2019-08-02 allows web sites to execute arbitrary code on client mac

Das Q before 2019-08-02 allows web sites to execute arbitrary code on client machines, as demonstrated by a cross-origin /install request with an attacker-controlled releaseUrl, which triggers download and execution of code within a ZIP archive.

01What is this vulnerability?

Das Q before 2019-08-02 allows web sites to execute arbitrary code on client machines, as demonstrated by a cross-origin /install request with an attacker-controlled releaseUrl, which triggers download and execution of code within a ZIP archive.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-08-03T01:46:16.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T00:19:41.371Z

09References

• griffinbyatt.com — https://griffinbyatt.com/2019/08/02/Das-Vulnerabilities.html