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CVE-2001-0102

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-02-12 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

"Multiple Users" Control Panel in Mac OS 9 allows Normal users to gain Owner privileges by removing the Users & Groups Data File, which effectively removes the Owner password and allows the Normal user to log in as the Owner account without a password.

Affected products

• Apple macOS: all versions

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0497.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5830
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0497.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5830

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