01 Record
CVE-2007-0022
Untrusted search path vulnerability in writeconfig in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious launchctl program.
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in writeconfig in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 allows local users to gain privileges via a modified PATH that points to a malicious launchctl program.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.54% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 45.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-01-23 00:00Z19 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 12:03Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-01-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 5139b5690a51059a604071ea2f93727fca1e196bb05d9389b72b39c81e7f24dd
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com23793http://secunia.com/advisories/23793
- secunia.com24966http://secunia.com/advisories/24966
- projects.info-pull.comhttp://projects.info-pull.com/moab/MOAB-21-01-2007.html
- docs.info.apple.comhttp://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305391
- www.osvdb.org31605http://www.osvdb.org/31605
- www.us-cert.govTA07-109Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-109A.html
- www.securitytracker.com1017941http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017941
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commacos-writeconfig-privilege-escalation(31677)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31677
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2007-04-19http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Apr/msg00001.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-1470http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1470
- www.vupen.comADV-2007-0074http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0074
- www.securityfocus.com22148http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22148