Low 2.1Published Feb 12, 2009

CVE-2009-0014Folder Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 uses insecure default permissions when recreating a Downloads folder after it has been deleted, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions…

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Folder Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.6 uses insecure default permissions when recreating a Downloads folder after it has been deleted, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and read the Downloads folder.

CVSS: 2.1 LOW (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
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	10.5.6	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.5.6	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html	patch, vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33759
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33820
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422

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