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CVE-2005-2742

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-2742 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2 where the "Switch User..." button could appear despite fast user switching being disabled. This flaw allowed attackers with physical access to bypass the screen saver password and gain desktop access. With a CVSS score of 4.6, it is considered a low-severity local vulnerability requiring physical access for exploitation, leading to potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
28.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0036 is in the 45th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005/Sep/msg00002.html
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/16920
PatchVendor Advisory
auscert.org.au / 5509
Vendor Advisory
ciac.org / ciac/bulletins/p-312.shtml
US Government Resource