CVE-2006-4404: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 2.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.4.8

Published 2006-11-30. Last modified 2026-06-16.