CVE-2013-0969 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X before version 10.8.3, where the Login Window fails to restrict application launching via the VoiceOver feature. This allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass authentication and modify System Preferences using keyboard input. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating low attack complexity and local access, with a high impact on integrity but no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no known exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited, despite some media coverage and community discussion at the time of its disclosure.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
10.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.