VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1076

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1999-10-26
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local users to bypass the password protection of idled sessions by selecting the "Log Out" option and selecting a "Cancel" option in the dialog box for an application that attempts to verify that the user wants to log out, which returns the attacker into the locked session.

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