CVE-2002-0676

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—💥 Exploit

SoftwareUpdate for MacOS 10.1.x does not use authentication when downloading a software update, which could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by posing as the Apple update server via techniques such as DNS spoofing or cache poisoning, and supplying Trojan Horse updates.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 7.5

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 4.27%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 91
Score date: 10/13/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Published on Exploit-DB · Apple Mac OSX 10.1.x - SoftwareUpdate Arbitrary Package Installation (7/8/2002)

Affected technologies (1)

Apple — MAC OS X

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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