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CVE-2008-4214

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-4214 is an unspecified vulnerability in Script Editor within Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.5, allowing local users to write the scripting dictionary to arbitrary locations due to an insecure file operation. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is a low-severity vulnerability requiring local access and user interaction (AV:L/AC:L) to achieve partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 32nd percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html
secunia.com / advisories/32222
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45786
support.apple.com / kb/HT3216
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/31681
Patch
securityfocus.com / bid/31716
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/2780