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CVE-2019-17051

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Evernote before 7.13 GA on macOS allows code execution because the com.apple.quarantine attribute is not used for attachment files, as demonstrated by a one-click attack involving a drag-and-drop operation on a crafted Terminal file.

Affected products

• Evernote for Windows: before 7.13 — fixed in 7.13

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Evernote for Windows 7.13. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://evernote.com/security/updates#MACOSNOTE-28956
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG2tKlZX5bg
• https://evernote.com/security/updates#MACOSNOTE-28956
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG2tKlZX5bg

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