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CVE-2007-4685
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to gain privileges by executing setuid or setgid programs in which…
High7.2EPSS 0.34%
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Description
The kernel in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows local users to gain privileges by executing setuid or setgid programs in which the stdio, stderr, or stdout file descriptors are "in an unexpected state."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 1018950 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 26444 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2007-11-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- macosx-kernel-descr-privilege-escalation(38469) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3868 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 27643 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TA07-319A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .