CVE-2017-6988

MEDIUM

Apple macOS <10.12.5 - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "802.1X" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes.

References (2)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484

[Vendor Advisory] https://support.apple.com/HT207797

Scores

CVSS v3 5.9

EPSS 0.0016

EPSS Percentile 37.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-295

Status published

Products (2)

n/a/n/a

apple/mac_os_x < 10.12.4

Published May 22, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026