The Private Browsing feature in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not prevent storage of permanent cookies upon exit from Safari, which might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass cookie-based authentication by leveraging an unattended workstation
Published Jun 5, 2013
1.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
The Private Browsing feature in CFNetwork in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.4 does not prevent storage of permanent cookies upon exit from Safari, which might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass cookie-based authentication by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
- 10.7.2
- 10.7.3
- 10.7.4
- 10.7.5
- 10.7.0
- 10.7.1
- 10.7.2
- 10.7.3
- 10.7.4
- 10.7.5
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:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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 3, 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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 24.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00337) | 25.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00053) | 13.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 14.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (2)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jun/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5784 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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