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CVE-1999-1393

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.6 EPSS 0.48%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 1999-05-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.6. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-1999-1393
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.6
EPSS
0.48%

Original NVD Description

Control Panel "Password Security" option for Apple Powerbooks allows attackers with physical access to the machine to bypass the security by booting it with an emergency startup disk and using a disk editor to modify the on/off toggle or password in the aaaaaaaAPWD file, which is normally inaccessible.