CVE-2003-0601 — Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.2.6 does not disable a password for a new account before it is saved for the first time, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access via the new account before it is saved

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Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.2.6 does not disable a password for a new account before it is saved for the first time, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access via the new account before it is saved

Published Mar 10, 2004

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.50%

Description

Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2 through 10.2.6 does not disable a password for a new account before it is saved for the first time, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access via the new account before it is saved.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.50% 0.01502

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01502

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (10 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.50% (0.01502)	73.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.50% (0.01502)	70.88th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.72% (0.00717)	70.74th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.84% (0.00845)	82.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.84% (0.00845)	81.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.84% (0.00845)	79.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25631
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8266
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12728
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=25631		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/8266		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12728		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Mar 10, 2004

Updated Aug 8, 2024

Reserved Jul 23, 2003

Link CVE-2003-0601

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2003-0601

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2003-0601