CVE-2006-4404
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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 High
AV: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
| 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-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.