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CVE-2006-0848

62
FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0848 describes a vulnerability in Apple Safari on Mac OS X where the "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option can lead to remote code execution. Attackers can trick users into downloading a specially crafted archive (e.g., ZIP) containing a __MACOSX folder with metadata that invokes Terminal to execute a script. This user-assisted attack has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact due to high attack complexity. Although not in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists, and its EPSS score of 0.83 suggests a high likelihood of exploitation despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
58.10%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Safari Archive Metadata Command Execution · Feb 21, 2006
ExploitDB: EDB-16866 · Sep 20, 2010
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5810 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
secunia.com / advisories/18963
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/24808
frsirt.com / exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php
ExploitVendor Advisory
heise.de / english/newsticker/news/69862
kb.cert.org / vuls/id/999708
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
mathematik.uni-ulm.de / numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html
osvdb.org / 23510
securityfocus.com / bid/16736
Exploit
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html
Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/0671
Vendor Advisory