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TI-2013-04537 Aliases CVE-2013-5229GHSA-32xh-2x3r-9523

The Remote Desktop full-screen feature in Apple OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop…

Priority LOW 18CWE-254Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Remote Desktop full-screen feature in Apple OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 sends dialog-box text to a connected remote host upon being woken from sleep, which allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering a command in this box.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00335 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 10.8.5VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.6.2VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 10.8.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5229
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32xh-2x3r-9523

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2004-00870 Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04457 Format string vulnerability in Screen Sharing Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04714 Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later does not drop privileges on the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2012-00627 Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data"… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-04458 Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 does not properly use server authentication-type… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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