Is CVE-2009-2840 being actively exploited?

CVE-2009-2840 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2009-2840?

CVE-2009-2840 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2009-2840

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD

Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.9 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
EPSS score: 0.3% (28th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2009-2830)
Published: November 10, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2830 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x server

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Nov/msg00000.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3937(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36956(Patch)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3184

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

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