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CVE-2009-2840

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2009-11-10 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2009-2840
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.9
EPSS
0.34%

Original Filing — NVD Description

Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files in the context of a different user's privileges via unspecified vectors.