CVE-2013-5189

MediumCVSS 5.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-264

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 24, 2013
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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