CVE-2016-5087: Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 4.4. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Alertus Desktop Notification before 2.9.31.1710 on OS X uses weak permissions for configuration files and unspecified other files, which allows local users to suppress emergency notifications or change content via standard filesystem operations.

Affected products

• Alertus Alertus Desktop Notification For OS X: up to and including 2.9.30.1700

Published 2016-06-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.