Cocktail 3.5.4 and possibly earlier in Mac OS X passes the administrative password on the…
Priority LOW 32Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Cocktail 3.5.4 and possibly earlier in Mac OS X passes the administrative password on the command line to sudo in cleartext, which allows local users to gain sensitive information by running listing processes.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0034 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:kristofer_szymanski:cocktail:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.4 | Vulnerable | Kristofer Szymanski |
- cpe:2.3:a:kristofer_szymanski:cocktail:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Kristofer Szymanski
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1387
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3w28-qcgr-pffg
References
Sources
- CVE-2005-1387 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1387 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w28-qcgr-pffg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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