CVE-2019-10038
Evernote 7.9 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by embedding a reference to a local executable file such as the /Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator file.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.3%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Evernote 7.9 on macOS allows attackers to execute arbitrary programs by embedding a reference to a local executable file such as the /Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator file.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.31% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 18 April 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- evernote/evernote
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmWixK1vAh7oZ2y3Y3ZtVeSoTRp8c1Ts/view?usp=sharingBroken Link
- https://evernote.com/security/updatesVendor Advisory
- https://www.inputzero.io/2019/04/evernote-cve-2019-10038.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmWixK1vAh7oZ2y3Y3ZtVeSoTRp8c1Ts/view?usp=sharingBroken Link
- https://evernote.com/security/updatesVendor Advisory
- https://www.inputzero.io/2019/04/evernote-cve-2019-10038.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.