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Vulnerability · CVE-2008-2540

CVE-2008-2540 is listed by apple.

Published Jun 3, 2008 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Apple

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-2540. EPSS is 8.31%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
8.31%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apple/safari

CVE-2008-2540 is listed by apple.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apple/safari< 3.1.2

How to fix CVE-2008-2540

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2008-2540. EPSS is 8.31%. Act only if a listed version of Apple is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with < 3.1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-264. EPSS 8.31%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 3, 2008 · Apple Security Releases

    Detected

    CVE-2008-2540 is listed by apple.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Apple Security Releases

    Updated

    CVE-2008-2540 is listed by apple.

Sources

  • Apple Security ReleasesVendor advisoryCVE-2008-2540

    Apple Safari on Mac OS X, and before 3.1.2 on Windows, does not prompt the user before downloading an object that has an unrecognized content type, which allows remote attackers to place malware into the (1) Desktop directory on Windows or (2) Downloads directory on Mac OS X, and subsequently allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on Windows by leveraging an untrusted search path vulner

    nvd.nist.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2008-2540

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2008-2540

    30-day exploitation probability 8.31%

    first.org

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

CVE-2008-2540: CVE-2008-2540 is listed by apple. · ZeroDay Findings