What is CVE-2019-8757?

CVE-2019-8757 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2019-8757?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple macOS

CVE-2019-8757

A race condition existed when reading and writing user preferences. This was addressed with improved state handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. The "Share Mac Analytics" setting may not be disabled when a user deselects the switch to share analytics.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.002 (8.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Apple Macos — versions unspecified
Apple Mac_os_x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8757?: CVE-2019-8757 is a low-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2019-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2019-8757?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.