CVE-2009-2840
Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2840- CVSS 2.0
- 4.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2009-2840- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2830 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2009-2830- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frw8-crh2-gr2h No score
Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 does not properly handle temporary files, which allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-frw8-crh2-gr2h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2009-2840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.