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CVE-2007-4687

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-4687 describes a critical vulnerability in the remote_cmds component of Apple Mac OS X versions 10.4 through 10.4.10. This flaw allows tftpd users to bypass directory restrictions and access arbitrary files due to a symbolic link from the tftpboot private directory to the root directory. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0170 is in the 33rd percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html
Patch
secunia.com / advisories/27643
Vendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/38471
securityfocus.com / bid/26444
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/3868