CVE-2007-0739: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.9 displays the software update window beneath the loginwindow authentication dialog in certain circumstances related to running scheduled tasks, which allows local users to bypass authentication controls.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.4 only; version 10.4.1 only; version 10.4.2 only; version 10.4.3 only; version 10.4.4 only; version 10.4.5 only; …

Published 2007-04-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.