The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 does not display the screen saver authentication dialog in certain circumstances when waking from sleep, even though the "require a password to wake the computer from sleep" option is enabled, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls
Published Apr 24, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 does not display the screen saver authentication dialog in certain circumstances when waking from sleep, even though the "require a password to wake the computer from sleep" option is enabled, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.
Affected products
No data.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00070) | 18.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00061) | 27.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 5.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/24966 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.osvdb.org/34863 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017939 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| 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://secunia.com/advisories/24966 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/34863 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23569 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017939 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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