The IOKit HID interface in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 does not sufficiently limit access to certain controls, which allows local users to gain privileges by using HID device events to read keystrokes from the console
Published Mar 13, 2007
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.79%
Description
The IOKit HID interface in Apple Mac OS X 10.3.9 and 10.4 through 10.4.8 does not sufficiently limit access to certain controls, which allows local users to gain privileges by using HID device events to read keystrokes from the console.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.3.9
- 10.4
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
- 10.4
- 10.4.1
- 10.4.2
- 10.4.3
- 10.4.4
- 10.4.5
- 10.4.6
- 10.4.7
- 10.4.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 54.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00788) | 51.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 24.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305214 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Mar/msg00002.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24479 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24966 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/34855 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22948 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017751 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017942 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-072A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0930 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32973 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Change history (0)
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