Security readout for executives and security teams
This flaw allowed a local user on older Mac OS X systems to disable FileVault without proper authentication. The business impact is loss of disk encryption protection, not remote takeover. It matters most for legacy Macs where local accounts or shell access are available. Exposure is likely limited to Mac OS X systems earlier than 10.8.4, especially those relying on FileVault. The source bundle does not provide a full affected-version matrix beyond “before 10.8.4.” Prioritize remediation for any remaining legacy Macs handling sensitive data. The risk is narrower than a remote compromise, but disabling encryption can materially weaken data protection if a device is lost, stolen, or shared. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Mac OS X hosts to 10.8.4 or later.; Review Apple advisory HT5784 and APPLE-SA-2013-06-04-1 for vendor guidance.; Restrict local account and shell access on legacy Macs until remediated..
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
These mappings and lookup hints may be relevant to the vulnerability behavior, CWE, affected product, or exposure path. Glexia-inferred context is not an official MITRE, ATT&CK, CWE, or CVE Program mapping.
ATT&CK lookup starting points
Use these exact CWE pages and searches to review the Glexia ATT&CK library from this CVE's weakness and description context.
CVE-2013-0985 mapping review
Open the CVE-to-ATT&CK bridge for reviewed, inferred, or future official mappings tied to this CVE.
Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
These fields come from the CVE record and ADP containers, not from Glexia's Take. They preserve time-varying source decisions such as CISA SSVC, KEV status, CVSS metrics, and provider references.
CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.