CVE-2013-5179

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% 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

App Sandbox in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted app that uses the LaunchServices interface to specify process arguments.

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://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150

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