CVE-2007-5862
Java in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to bypass Keychain access controls and add or delete arbitrary Keychain items via a crafted Java applet.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Java in Mac OS X 10.4 through 10.4.11 allows remote attackers to bypass Keychain access controls and add or delete arbitrary Keychain items via a crafted Java applet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.4 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.66% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- apple/mac os x
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.7% 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.
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28115Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26877Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307177
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28115Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26877Exploit, Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4224
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.