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CVE-2019-8757
- Severity: low (CVSS 2.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2019-12-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-362
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 products
- macOS: before 10.15 — fixed in 10.15
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: macOS 10.15. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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