CVE-2006-1439

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-12 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

NSSecureTextField in AppKit in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6 does not re-enable secure event input under certain circumstances, which could allow other applications in the window session to monitor input characters and keyboard events.

Affected products

macOS: 10.4.6

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
http://www.osvdb.org/25583
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1779
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26404
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/May/msg00003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20077
http://www.osvdb.org/25583
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17951
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-132A.html

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