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CVE-2010-1838

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-1838 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5. This flaw in Directory Services allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing a valid account name when handling errors related to disabled mobile accounts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium severity with local access required and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. 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
10.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.69%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0069 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

applepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4435
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44817
securitytracker.com / id