CVE-2006-4887
Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later does not drop privileges on the remote machine while installing certain applications, which allows local users to bypass authentication and gain privileges by selecting the icon during installation. NOTE: it could be argued that the issue is not in Remote Desktop itself, but in applications that are installed while using it.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.4% (37th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-4874)
- Published
- September 19, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-4874 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- apple / apple remote desktop
- apple / apple remote desktop
- apple / apple remote desktop
- apple / mac os x
References
- http://www.osvdb.org/32260
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446371/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446751/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447043/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20092
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29060
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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