CVE-2010-0512 — The Accounts Preferences implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3, when a network account server is used, does not support Login Window access control that is based solely on group membership, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering login credentials

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The Accounts Preferences implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3, when a network account server is used, does not support Login Window access control that is based solely on group membership, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering login credentials

Published Mar 30, 2010

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.66%

Description

The Accounts Preferences implementation in Apple Mac OS X 10.6 before 10.6.3, when a network account server is used, does not support Login Window access control that is based solely on group membership, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by entering login credentials.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.66% 0.01662

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01662

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 2, 2026	1.66% (0.01662)	75.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.66% (0.01662)	73.56th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.41% (0.00414)	59.48th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.13% (0.00132)	49.89th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 14, 2024	0.13% (0.00132)	48.49th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.13% (0.00132)	46.45th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.95% (0.00954)	36.37th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 2, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	34.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	32.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.95% (0.00954)	16.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (3)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39153
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39153		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Mar 30, 2010

Updated Aug 7, 2024

Reserved Feb 3, 2010

Link CVE-2010-0512

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-0512

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-0512