Medium 4.4Published Jun 17, 2010

CVE-2010-0545The Finder in DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, does not set the expected file ownerships during an "Apply to enclosed items" action, which allows local users to bypas…

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The Finder in DesktopServices in Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8, and 10.6 before 10.6.4, does not set the expected file ownerships during an "Apply to enclosed items" action, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions via normal filesystem operations.

CVSS: 4.4 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
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	10.5.8; 10.6.0; 10.6.1; 10.6.2; 10.6.3	NVD
apple mac_os_x_server apple:mac_os_x_server	10.5.8; 10.6.0; 10.6.1; 10.6.2; 10.6.3	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Jun/msg00001.html	vendor-advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40220	vendor-advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1024103
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4188	patch, vendor-advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40871	patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1481	patch, vendor-advisory

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