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CVE-2009-2836

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account...

6.2 Medium

CVE-2009-2836 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Apple Mac Os X, published November 10, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
6.2 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.26%EPSS, 17th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Exploit likelihood

0.26%Down 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.2

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-2836
CVSS 2.0
6.2 MediumAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Record
CVE-2009-2836
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-2826No score

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Record
EUVD-2009-2826
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqhc-47rf-rgjcNo score

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account...

Race condition in Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.6.x before 10.6.2, when at least one account has a blank password, allows attackers to bypass password authentication and obtain login access to an arbitrary account via unspecified vectors.

Record
GHSA-xqhc-47rf-rgjc
Weakness
CWE-362
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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