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CVE-2006-4404

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin...

10.0 High

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Exploit likelihood

2.20%Up 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 10.0

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Record
CVE-2006-4404
CVSS 2.0
10.0 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Record
CVE-2006-4404
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4392 No score

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Record
EUVD-2006-4392
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6c5g-2g23-6f26 No score

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin...

The Installer application in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8 and earlier, when used by a user with Admin credentials, does not authenticate the user before installing certain software requiring system privileges.

Record
GHSA-6c5g-2g23-6f26
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2006-4404 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 30, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.20%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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