What is CVE-2019-8730?

CVE-2019-8730 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8730?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8730

The contents of locked notes sometimes appeared in search results. This issue was addressed with improved data cleanup. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A local user may be able to view a user’s locked notes.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure
CWE-459 — Incomplete Cleanup

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8730?: CVE-2019-8730 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8730?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.