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CVE-2013-5189 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
apple mac os x	<= 10.8.5 10.8.0 10.8.1 10.8.2 10.8.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x::supplemental_update::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.5:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 24, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]