Medium 4.0Published Oct 23, 2013

CVE-2013-5188The Screen Lock implementation in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when hibernation and autologin are enabled, does not require a password for a transition out of hibernation, which allows physically prox…

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The Screen Lock implementation in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9, when hibernation and autologin are enabled, does not require a password for a transition out of hibernation, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain access by visiting an unattended workstation in the hibernating state.

CVSS: 4.0 MEDIUM (v2.0, NVD)AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
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	through 10.8.5; 10.8.0; 10.8.1; 10.8.2; 10.8.3; 10.8.4; 10.8.5	NVD

References

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html	vendor-advisory

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