HIGH
Apple Safari before 4.0.5 on Windows does not properly validate external URL schemes, which allows remote attackers to open local files and execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document
Published Mar 12, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.40%
Description
Apple Safari before 4.0.5 on Windows does not properly validate external URL schemes, which allows remote attackers to open local files and execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document.
Affected products
No data.
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.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.40% 0.04403
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04403
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04403) | 91.02th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.40% (0.04403) | 90.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02733) | 84.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 5.22% (0.05224) | 82.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02450) | 84.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.12% (0.02116) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.12% (0.02116) | 87.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 89.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 88.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.93% (0.04935) | 74.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (5)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023706 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6817 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010/Mar/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4070 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38671 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023706 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6817 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published Mar 12, 2010
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Dec 15, 2009
Link CVE-2010-0045
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a