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CVE-2011-3436
Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not require a user to provide the current password before changing this password,…
Medium6.5EPSS 1.7%
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- Updated
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- apple
Description
Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not require a user to provide the current password before changing this password, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging an unattended workstation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (5)
- APPLE-SA-2011-10-12-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- 76370 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- macos-open-directory-sec-bypass(70585) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 50085 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_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)
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- 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)
Record last updated .