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CVE-2007-5863: Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between…

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 44/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 22.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 97.7% of all records.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

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Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution definition file with the "allow-external-scripts" option.

Published
Dec 19, 2007
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
22.9% · 97th percentile

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Action score

44

Plan

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CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
7 / 30 · 22.9%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
applemac os x
applemac os x server

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • apple mac os x10.5.1
  • apple mac os x server10.5.1

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2007-5860Dec 19, 2007 · Unspecified vulnerability in Spin Tracer in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified output…
    28Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2007-5861Dec 19, 2007 · Unspecified vulnerability in Spotlight in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (application…
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2008-0035Jan 15, 2008 · Unspecified vulnerability in Foundation, as used in Apple iPhone 1.0 through 1.1.2, iPod touch 1.1 through 1.1.2, and Mac OS X 10.5 through…
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entryremote2010-09-20
Metasploit moduleexploit/osx/browser/software_updateApple OS X Software Update Command Executionexploit2007-12-17

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. Metasploit-3 d
  2. Published
  3. First PoC+1005 d
  4. TodayNov 13, 2026+6904 d

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-310 · Cryptographic Issues

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    References

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