{"cve":"CVE-2008-3611","nvd":{"published":"2008-09-16T23:00:01.133","modified":"2026-06-16T22:56:08.900","status":"Modified","description":"Login Window in Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11 does not clear the current password when a user makes a password-change attempt that is denied by policy, which allows opportunistic, physically proximate attackers to bypass authentication and change this user's password by later entering an acceptable new password on the same login screen.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-287"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2008/Sep/msg00005.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/31882","http://securitytracker.com/id?1020878","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31189","http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-260A.html"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","apple:mac_os_x_server"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:52:44.811608366+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-3611","score":0.00356,"percentile":0.29326,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}