CVE-2008-3638: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 3.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Java on Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5 does not prevent applets from accessing file:// URLs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.5.4 only; version 10.5.5 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.5.4 only; version 10.5.5 only

Published 2008-09-26. Last modified 2026-06-16.