High 7.6Published Jul 7, 2004

CVE-2004-0486HelpViewer in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 processes scripts that it did not initiate, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, an issue that was originally reported as a directory traversa…

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HelpViewer in Mac OS X 10.3.3 and 10.2.8 processes scripts that it did not initiate, which can allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, an issue that was originally reported as a directory traversal vulnerability in the Safari web browser using the runscript parameter in a help: URI handler.

CVSS: 7.6 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.3; 10.3.1; 10.3.2; 10.3.3	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.3; 10.3.1; 10.3.2; 10.3.3	NVD

References

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0837.html
http://lists.apple.com/mhonarc/security-announce/msg00053.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/11622/	patch, vendor-advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1010167
http://www.fundisom.com/owned/warning	vendor-advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/578798	patch, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
http://www.osvdb.org/6184
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10356	exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16166

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