The default configuration of the AirPort utility in Apple AirPort Extreme creates an IPv6 tunnel but does not enable the "Block incoming…

Description

The default configuration of the AirPort utility in Apple AirPort Extreme creates an IPv6 tunnel but does not enable the "Block incoming IPv6 connections" setting, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by establishing IPv6 sessions that would have been rejected over IPv4.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.7% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

• n/a

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• 24830 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2007/2/14/7063 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• ADV-2007-1308 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2007-04-09 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• airportextreme-ipv6-security-bypass(33526) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 1017889 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 34843 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305366 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 12:50 UTC.