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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 24, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-5189

CVE-2013-5189

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.

Affected products

8
  • Apple Inc./Mac OS X8 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:supplemental_update:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=10.8.5
    • (no CPE)range: <10.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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