CVE-2017-2488

7.5 highEPSS 0.6%

A cryptographic weakness existed in the authentication protocol of Remote Desktop. This issue was addressed by implementing the Secure Remote Password authentication protocol. This issue is fixed in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9. An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 49% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-327
Published: 2021-12-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:remote_desktop

References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207622
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207622

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