High 9.3Published Dec 19, 2007

CVE-2007-5863Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution d…

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Software Update in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack between the client and the server, using a modified distribution definition file with the "allow-external-scripts" option.

CVSS: 9.3 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
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	10.5.1	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.5.1	NVD

References

References

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019106
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485237/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26908
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html	us-government-resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39111

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