CVE-1999-1077
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of...
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
- Record
CVE-1999-1077- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
- Record
CVE-1999-1077- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-1999-1058 No score
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
- Record
EUVD-1999-1058- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j4pc-g7pq-p2h7 No score
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of...
Idle locking function in MacOS 9 allows local attackers to bypass the password protection of idled sessions via the programmer's switch or CMD-PWR keyboard sequence, which brings up a debugger that the attacker can use to disable the lock.
- Record
GHSA-j4pc-g7pq-p2h7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
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| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-1999-1077 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Apple Macos, published November 1, 1999. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.