CVE-2010-0546

Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-06-17 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

Folder Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, allows local users to delete arbitrary folders via a symlink attack in conjunction with an unmount operation on a crafted volume, related to the Cleanup At Startup folder.

Affected products

macOS: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481

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