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CVE-2009-2811

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2009-2811 describes an incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8's Launch Services, allowing user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved through a specially crafted .fileloc file that bypasses the Quarantine feature's "potentially unsafe" warning. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0325 is in the 81st 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
PatchVendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 57953
secunia.com / advisories/36701
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/53171
support.apple.com / kb/HT3865
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/36360