Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 Supplemental Update allows local users to bypass password-based authentication and modif…

published 2013-10-04 13y ago modified 2026-06-16 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5003

cvss: 6.6; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits: 0; none known

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X before 10.8.5 Supplemental Update allows local users to bypass password-based authentication and modify arbitrary Directory Services records via unspecified vectors.

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	6.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

lists.apple.com /archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00000.html
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2013-5163
NVD CVE-2013-5163

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