What is CVE-2023-2110?

CVE-2023-2110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-2110?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apple macOS

CVE-2023-2110

Improper path handling in Obsidian desktop before 1.2.8 on Windows, Linux and macOS allows a crafted webpage to access local files and exfiltrate them to remote web servers via "app://local/<absolute-path>". This vulnerability can be exploited if a user opens a malicious markdown file in Obsidian, or copies text from a malicious webpage and paste it into Obsidian.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-08-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

obsidian.md/changelog/2023-05-03-desktop-v1.2.8/ (release-notes, Release Notes)
starlabs.sg/advisories/23/23-2110/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2110?: CVE-2023-2110 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple macOS, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-2110?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.