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CVE-2006-0848

5.1
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
78.80%
HIGH RiskEPSS (99th percentile)

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: 2/22/2006
Modified: 4/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

5.1

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

78.80%HIGH Exploitation Risk
99th percentile

This vulnerability has a 78.80% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

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