5.3

CVE-2019-8768: apple mac_os_x Incomplete Cleanup

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-8768DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8768
Published 18-12-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-8768 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in apple mac_os_x. EPSS estimates a 1.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.65%
0%100%
Low · +0.06 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6
MGASA-2019-0324OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2587-1OPENSUSE-SU-2019:2591-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11506-1RHSA-2019:3553RHSA-2020:4035

Timeline

  1. 18-12-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

"Clear History and Website Data" did not clear the history. The issue was addressed with improved data deletion. This issue is fixed in macOS Catalina 10.15. A user may be unable to delete browsing history items.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.65%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.06 pp

From 1.58% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.65%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu4 products
  • qtwebkit-opensource-srcAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • qtwebkit-sourceAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • webkit2gtkAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.24.1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
  • webkitgtkAll versions (No fix recorded)
Apple2 products
Debian1 product
  • webkit2gtk< 2.24.0-1

3 vendors · 7 products

References

6 links