MEDIUM
Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password
Published May 11, 2012
6.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.27%
Description
Race condition in LoginUIFramework in Apple Mac OS X 10.7.x before 10.7.4, when the Guest account is enabled, allows physically proximate attackers to login to arbitrary accounts by entering the account name and no password.
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.
6.9 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.27% 0.00267
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00267
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 1, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 17.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 18.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.04% (0.00039) | 8.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53459 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53445 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53459 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner apple
Published May 11, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jan 12, 2012
Link CVE-2012-0656
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a