CVE-2019-8757

LOW

2.5

CVSS Score

Published: December 18, 2019 at 05:33 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:42 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

LOW2.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.15v < macOS Catalina 10.15

Affected range stops below 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below macOS Catalina 10.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.apple.com/HT210634

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/HT210634

CVSS

2.5LOW[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: LOW
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-362

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