Path Traversal in Evernote

CVE-2019-10038

Evernote 7.9 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by embedding a reference to a local executable file such as the /Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2019-10038: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10038?
CVE-2019-10038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Evernote, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-10038?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-10038 known to be exploited?
5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.