CVE-2007-5863
Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5863- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2007-5863- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-5833 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2007-5833- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5f6v-m426-9687 No score
Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5f6v-m426-9687- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apple Mac OSX Software Update - Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2010-09-20 |
| Metasploit | Apple OS X Software Update Command Execution | 2007-12-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-5863 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Apple Mac Os X, published December 19, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.0%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.