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CVE-2010-1838

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2010-11-15 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Directory Services in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and 10.6.x before 10.6.5 does not properly handle errors associated with disabled mobile accounts, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by providing a valid account name.

Affected products

• macOS: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4
• Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.5.8, 10.6.0, 10.6.1, 10.6.2, 10.6.3, 10.6.4

References

• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44817
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44817
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024723

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