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CVE-2006-0401

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-0401 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Mac OS X versions prior to 10.4.6, specifically impacting Intel-based computers. This flaw allows an attacker with physical access to bypass the firmware password and gain access to Single User Mode. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 48th 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

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
secunia.com / advisories/19462
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25620
osvdb.org / 24399
securityfocus.com / bid/17364
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1215