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CVE-2008-3438

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.83%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-08-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-3438
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
0.83%

Original NVD Description

Apple Mac OS X does not properly verify the authenticity of updates, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse update, as demonstrated by evilgrade and DNS cache poisoning.