CVE-2007-4687: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 9.3. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The remote_cmds component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 contains a symbolic link from the tftpboot private directory to the root directory, which allows tftpd users to escape the private directory and access arbitrary files.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: 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; version 10.4.6 only; …
• Apple Mac OS X Server: 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; version 10.4.6 only; …

Published 2007-11-15. Last modified 2026-06-16.