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CVE-2019-8770

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able…

Medium5.5EPSS 0.89%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
apple

Description

The issue was addressed with improved permissions logic. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A malicious application may be able to access recent documents.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2019-8770, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.89% · top 40% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

  • A malicious application may be able to access recent documents

Affected products

  • Apple · macOS

    • affected unspecified – < macOS Catalina 10.15

References (1)

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