CVE-1999-1543
MacOS uses weak encryption for passwords that are stored in the Users & Groups Data File.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.8%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
MacOS uses weak encryption for passwords that are stored in the Users & Groups Data File.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.83% probability · 57th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 July 1999
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/macos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93188174906513&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93736667813924&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/519Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93188174906513&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=93736667813924&w=2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/519Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.