CVE-1999-1393
Apple Maco — NVD-CWE-Other
EPSS 0.1%
- Published: 1999-05-21T04:00:00.000
- Last modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193
- Vendors: Apple
- Products: Maco
- CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
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.
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How to fix CVE-1999-1393
CVE-1999-1393 is a unknown severity vulnerability affecting Apple Maco.
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. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running Maco
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
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. Related CVE by CWENo related CWE found.Top […]
Exploit Difficulty: HARD
⏱️ Time to exploit: > 4 hours
🛠️ Required skills: Advanced security expertise
💰 Public exploits: Rare or not public
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running Maco
2 Immediate actions
- Update to the latest patched version
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
CWE: NVD-CWE-Other
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
HARD
Time to Exploit: > 4 hours
Skills Required: Advanced security expertise
Public Exploits: Rare or not public
Vulnerability Timeline
May 21, 1999
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Apr 03, 2025
Last Modified
CVE details were updated
Oct 31, 2025
Imported to Database
Added to this CVE tracking system
Detection Rules & IOCs
No specific detection rules generated for this vulnerability type.
- http://freaky.staticusers.net/macsec/data/powerbooksecurity-data.html [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/532 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://freaky.staticusers.net/macsec/data/powerbooksecurity-data.html [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/532 [Exploit, Vendor Advisory]