Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 21, 1999· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-1999-1393
CVE-1999-1393
Description
Control Panel "Password Security" option for Apple Powerbooks allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the security by booting it with an emergency startup disk and using a disk editor to modify the on/off toggle or password in the aaaaaaaAPWD file, which is normally inaccessible.
Affected products
3cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- freaky.staticusers.net/macsec/data/powerbooksecurity-data.htmlnvdExploitVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/532nvdExploitVendor Advisory
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