High 9.3Published Nov 14, 2007

CVE-2007-4687The remote_cmds component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 contains a symbolic link from the tftpboot private directory to the root directory, which allows tftpd users to escape the private dir…

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The remote_cmds component in Apple Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.10 contains a symbolic link from the tftpboot private directory to the root directory, which allows tftpd users to escape the private directory and access arbitrary files.

CVSS: 9.3 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-16
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	10.4.1; 10.4.2; 10.4.3; 10.4.4; 10.4.5; 10.4.6; 10.4.7; 10.4.8; and 2 more ranges	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.4.1; 10.4.2; 10.4.3; 10.4.4; 10.4.5; 10.4.6; 10.4.7; 10.4.8; and 2 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Nov/msg00002.html	patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27643	vendor-advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26444
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-319A.html	us-government-resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3868
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38471

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