CVE-2017-6988

5.9 mediumEPSS 0.9%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.9 medium

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

EPSS: 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-295
Published: 2017-05-22
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

apple:mac_os_x

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484
https://support.apple.com/HT207797

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