Opera before 10.54 on Windows and Mac OS X does not properly enforce permission requirements for widget filesystem access and directory selection, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or modify arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via widget File I/O operations
Published Jul 7, 2010
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.04%
Description
Opera before 10.54 on Windows and Mac OS X does not properly enforce permission requirements for widget filesystem access and directory selection, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to create or modify arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code, via widget File I/O operations.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 10.53
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.02
- 5.10
- 5.11
- 5.12
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.01
- 6.02
- 6.03
- 6.04
- 6.05
- 6.06
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.01
- 7.02
- 7.03
- 7.10
- 7.10
- 7.11
- 7.11
- 7.20
- 7.20
- 7.21
- 7.22
- 7.23
- 7.50
- 7.50
- 7.51
- 7.52
- 7.53
- 7.54
- 7.54
- 7.54
- 7.60
- 8.0
- 8.0
- 8.0
- 8.0
- 8.01
- 8.02
- 8.50
- 8.51
- 8.52
- 8.53
- 8.54
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.01
- 9.02
- 9.10
- 9.12
- 9.20
- 9.20
- 9.21
- 9.22
- 9.23
- 9.24
- 9.25
- 9.26
- 9.27
- 9.50
- 9.50
- 9.50
- 9.51
- 9.52
- 9.60
- 9.60
- 9.61
- 9.62
- 9.63
- 9.64
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.01
- 10.10
- 10.10
- 10.50
- 10.50
- 10.51
- 10.52
Configuration 2
- ≤ 10.53
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 6.02
- 6.03
- 7.50
- 7.50
- 7.51
- 7.52
- 7.53
- 7.54
- 7.54
- 7.54
- 8.0
- 8.01
- 8.02
- 8.50
- 8.51
- 8.52
- 8.54
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.0
- 9.01
- 9.02
- 9.10
- 9.20
- 9.20
- 9.21
- 9.22
- 9.23
- 9.24
- 9.25
- 9.26
- 9.27
- 9.50
- 9.50
- 9.50
- 9.51
- 9.52
- 9.60
- 9.60
- 9.61
- 9.62
- 9.63
- 9.64
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.00
- 10.01
- 10.10
- 10.10
- 10.50
- 10.52
- 10.52
- 10.52
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 2, 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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 5.04% (0.05039) | 92.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.04% (0.05039) | 91.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.06% (0.04056) | 87.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.46% (0.11455) | 89.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.06% (0.04056) | 87.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 9.96% (0.09964) | 95.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.96% (0.09964) | 93.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 93.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 92.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.78% (0.07777) | 81.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40250 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1054/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1054/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/962/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40973 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1529 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11950 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40250 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/1054/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/1054/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.opera.com/support/kb/view/962/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40973 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1529 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11950 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
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