CVE-2013-5179: Apple Mac OS X

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

App Sandbox in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 allows attackers to bypass intended sandbox restrictions via a crafted app that uses the LaunchServices interface to specify process arguments.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: up to and including 10.8.5; version 10.8.0 only; version 10.8.1 only; version 10.8.2 only; version 10.8.3 only; version 10.8.4 only; …

Published 2013-10-24. Last modified 2026-06-16.