Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences…
Priority LOW 28CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01154 67th 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 · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 10.8.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.8.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.8.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.8.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5189
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7m3m-8rhx-j4xj
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Mac Os X vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-01573 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-01572 Apple iOS and iPadOS: A remote attacker may be able to cause arbitrary code execution KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05975 GNU Bash through 4.3 bash43-025 processes trailing strings after certain malformed… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2014-05157 GNU Bash through 4.3 processes trailing strings after function definitions in the values… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02117 Out-of-bounds write in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2013-5189 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5189 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7m3m-8rhx-j4xj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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