CVE-2011-0260

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 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: 2011-10-14 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The CoreProcesses component in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not prevent a system window from receiving keystrokes in the locked-screen state, which might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by typing into this window.

Affected products

macOS: 10.7.0, 10.7.1
Apple Mac Os X Server: 10.7.0, 10.7.1

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085

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