{
    "id": "CVE-2007-5863",
    "published": "2007-12-19 21:46:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 22:46:58",
    "cvss_score": "9.3",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": "CWE-310",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.22982",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97683",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:06",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "apple",
            "product": "mac_os_x_server"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "16867",
            "title": "Apple Mac OSX Software Update - Command Execution (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2010-09-20",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16867"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}