CVE-2013-5169

Severity: low (CVSS 1.9 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: 2013-10-24 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

CoreGraphics in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when display-sleep mode is used, does not ensure that screen locking blocks the visibility of all windows, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the screen.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.8.5; 10.8.0, 10.8.1, 10.8.2, 10.8.3, 10.8.4, 10.8.5

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html

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