CVE-2004-0962
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an...
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator application, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code when loginwindow is active via Fast User Switching.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator application, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code when loginwindow is active via Fast User Switching.
- Record
CVE-2004-0962- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator application, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code when loginwindow is active via Fast User Switching.
- Record
CVE-2004-0962- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0960 No score
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator application, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code when loginwindow is active via Fast User Switching.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0960- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8pw7-pwq3-fqh7 No score
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an...
Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started by an Apple Remote Desktop Administrator application, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code when loginwindow is active via Fast User Switching.
- Record
GHSA-8pw7-pwq3-fqh7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0962 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Apple Remote Desktop, published October 28, 2004. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.39%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.