LOW
NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events
Published May 12, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.1 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.41% 0.00414
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00414
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 33.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 32.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 24.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 66.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 64.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 62.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2023 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 65.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00288) | 63.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/25583 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26404 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20077 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25583 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26404 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 12, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 28, 2006
Link CVE-2006-1439
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a