Description
The Screen Lock feature in Apple OS X before 10.11.5 mishandles password profiles, which allows physically proximate attackers to reset expired passwords in the lock-screen state via unspecified vectors.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.apple.com/HT206567
Mailing List, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2016/May/msg00004.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90696
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035895
Scores
CVSS v3
4.6
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
29.5%
Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
apple/mac_os_x
< 10.11.4
Published
May 20, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026