Is CVE-2009-2420 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2420 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2420?

CVE-2009-2420 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2420

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Apple Safari 3.2.3 does not properly implement the file: protocol handler, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files or cause a denial of service (launch of multiple Windows Explorer instances) via vectors involving an unspecified HTML tag, possibly a related issue to CVE-2009-1703.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-20
EPSS score: 1.1% (65th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2416)
Published: July 9, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2416 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / safari
apple / safari

References

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

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