CVE-2007-5863 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution definition file with the "allow-external-scripts" option.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 22.98% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-310 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| apple | mac os x |
| apple | mac os x server |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Apple Mac OSX Software Update - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26908
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39111
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26908
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39111
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