CRITICAL
In Keybase before 2.12.6 on macOS, the move RPC to the Helper was susceptible to time-to-check-time-to-use bugs and would also allow one user of the system (who didn't have root access) to tamper with another's installs
Published Jan 31, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.51%
Description
In Keybase before 2.12.6 on macOS, the move RPC to the Helper was susceptible to time-to-check-time-to-use bugs and would also allow one user of the system (who didn't have root access) to tamper with another's installs.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.51% 0.02514
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02514
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 84.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.51% (0.02514) | 82.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.43% (0.02428) | 84.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.30% (0.01297) | 85.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.46% (0.02461) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 23, 2024 | 2.91% (0.02913) | 90.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 29, 2024 | 4.31% (0.04312) | 92.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 5.93% (0.05935) | 93.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 25, 2024 | 14.92% (0.14916) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 28, 2023 | 12.80% (0.12802) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.15% (0.16150) | 95.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 12.49% (0.12492) | 89.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.73th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.63% (0.03630) | 71.48th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 57.50th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106824 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://hackerone.com/reports/471739 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb004 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106824 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://hackerone.com/reports/471739 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://keybase.io/docs/secadv/kb004 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved Jan 31, 2019
Link CVE-2019-7249
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a