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CVE-2008-2309

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in CoreTypes in Apple Mac OS X before 10.5.4 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .xht or (2) .xhtm file, which does not trigger a "potentially unsafe" warning message in (a) the Download Validation feature in Mac OS X 10.4 or (b) the Quarantine feature in Mac OS X 10.5.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-2305)
Published
July 1, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2305 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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