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CVE-2010-0045

Status: ModifiedHigh (9.3)—

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.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — Safari

CWEs

References

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