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CVE-2007-4693

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical...

7.2 High

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Exploit likelihood

0.39%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Record
CVE-2007-4693
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Record
CVE-2007-4693
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4675 No score

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Record
EUVD-2007-4675
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phwm-p823-f2fj No score

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical...

The SecurityAgent component in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 allows attackers with physical access to bypass the authentication dialog of the screen saver and send keystrokes to a process, related to "handling of keyboard focus between secure text fields."

Record
GHSA-phwm-p823-f2fj
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2007-4693 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 15, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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