Low 2.1Published Oct 3, 2006

CVE-2006-4399User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accoun…

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User interface inconsistency in Workgroup Manager in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.7 appears to allow administrators to change the authentication type from crypt to ShadowHash passwords for accounts in a NetInfo parent, when such an operation is not actually supported, which could result in less secure password management than intended.

CVSS: 2.1 LOW (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	10.4; 10.4.1; 10.4.2; 10.4.3; 10.4.4; 10.4.5; 10.4.6; 10.4.7	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Sep/msg00002.html	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/22187	patch, vendor-advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016958	patch
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847468	us-government-resource
http://www.osvdb.org/29276
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20271	patch
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-275A.html	us-government-resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3852
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29302

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