User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accounts in a NetInfo parent, when such an operation is not actually supported, which could result in less secure password management than intended
Published Oct 2, 2006
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.98%
Description
User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accounts in a NetInfo parent, when such an operation is not actually supported, which could result in less secure password management than intended.
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.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.98% (0.00978) | 60.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.97% (0.00968) | 57.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.19% (0.00191) | 38.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 33.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22187 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016958 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847468 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/29276 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29302 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatch | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22187 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016958 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847468 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/29276 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29302 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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