CVE-2019-8537
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS...
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to view a user’s locked notes.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to view a user’s locked notes.
- Record
CVE-2019-8537- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to view a user’s locked notes.
- Record
CVE-2019-8537- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-17927 No score
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to view a user’s locked notes.
- Record
EUVD-2019-17927- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgrm-7rm7-m7mv No score
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS...
An access issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Mojave 10.14.4. A local user may be able to view a user?s locked notes.
- Record
GHSA-cgrm-7rm7-m7mv- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-8537 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Apple Macos, published December 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.