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.
Published: 2013-10-24
Score: 5.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-5029 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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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T02:26:23.153Z

Reserved: 2013-08-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-5189

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-10-24T03:48:52.487

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-5189

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