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CVE-2008-2830

HIGH · CVSS 7.2 EPSS 0.87%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-06-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-2830
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.2
EPSS
0.87%

Original NVD Description

Open Scripting Architecture in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 and 10.5.4, and some other 10.4 and 10.5 versions, does not properly restrict the loading of scripting addition plugins, which allows local users to gain privileges via scripting addition commands to a privileged application, as originally demonstrated by an osascript tell command to ARDAgent.