The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension
Published Feb 22, 2006
5.1
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 58.10%
Description
The "Open 'safe' files after downloading" option in Safari on Apple Mac OS X allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into downloading a __MACOSX folder that contains metadata (resource fork) that invokes the Terminal, which automatically interprets the script using bash, as demonstrated using a ZIP file that contains a script with a safe file extension.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 58.10% (0.58105) | 99.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 58.10% (0.58105) | 98.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 78.80% (0.78799) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 83.06% (0.83055) | 99.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 85.02% (0.85018) | 99.18th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 83.06% (0.83055) | 99.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.45% (0.97451) | 99.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 97.45% (0.97451) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 97.47% (0.97468) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2023 | 97.42% (0.97420) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.41% (0.97408) | 99.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 80.68% (0.80681) | 99.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 80.68% (0.80681) | 99.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18963 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015652 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKExploit
- http://www.frsirt.com/exploits/20060222.safari_safefiles_exec.pm.php x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
- http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/69862 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/999708 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.mathematik.uni-ulm.de/numerik/staff/lehn/macosx.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.osvdb.org/23510 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16736 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-053A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-062A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0671 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24808 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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