The Finder in DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, does not set the expected file ownerships during an "Apply to enclosed items" action, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via normal filesystem operations
Published Jun 17, 2010
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
Description
The Finder in DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, does not set the expected file ownerships during an "Apply to enclosed items" action, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via normal filesystem operations.
Affected products
No data.
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
- 10.5.8
- 10.6.0
- 10.6.1
- 10.6.2
- 10.6.3
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: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 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 20.61th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00301) | 21.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/40220 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory |
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