Install Helper in Installer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 does not properly process an…
Priority LOW 23CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Install Helper in Installer in Apple Mac OS X before 10.6.7 does not properly process an unspecified URL, which might allow remote attackers to track user logins by logging network traffic from an agent that was intended to send network traffic to an Apple server.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01283 70th 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 · 15
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:installer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 5 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.6.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.6.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-0190
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrv7-ph2c-gw4v
References
More Apple Installer vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-00452 Format string vulnerability in Apple Installer 2.1.5 on Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2011-0190 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-0190 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jrv7-ph2c-gw4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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