VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-5189

CVSS score5.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.15%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-10-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.

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