CVE-2001-0102

macOS 9 - Privilege Escalation via Users & Groups Data File Removal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

"Multiple Users" Control Panel in Mac OS 9 allows Normal users to gain Owner privileges by removing the Users & Groups Data File, which effectively removes the Owner password and allows the Normal user to log in as the Owner account without a password.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0497.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5830

Scores

EPSS 0.0053
EPSS Percentile 41.8%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
apple/macos
Published Feb 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026