VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-1999-1393

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.48%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published1999-05-21

Last modified2026-06-16

Description

Control Panel "Password Security" option for Apple Powerbooks allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the security by booting it with an emergency startup disk and using a disk editor to modify the on/off toggle or password in the aaaaaaaAPWD file, which is normally inaccessible.