The default configuration of the AirPort utility in Apple AirPort Extreme creates an IPv6…
Priority LOW 38Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The default configuration of the AirPort utility in Apple AirPort Extreme creates an IPv6 tunnel but does not enable the "Block incoming IPv6 connections" setting, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by establishing IPv6 sessions that would have been rejected over IPv4.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02744 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j777-7mfw-w8wv
References
More Apple Airport Extreme vulnerabilities
- TI-2010-01727 Unspecified vulnerability in the network bridge functionality on the Apple Time Capsule… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2009-02096 The ICMPv6 implementation on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base Station, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2005-03508 The network interface for Apple AirPort Express 6.x before Firmware Update 6.3, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2005-00254 Apple AirPort Express prior to 6.1.1 and Extreme prior to 5.5.1, configured as a Wireless… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-00923 The FTP proxy server in Apple AirPort Express, AirPort Extreme, and Time Capsule with… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2010-00039 The Application-Level Gateway (ALG) on the Apple Time Capsule, AirPort Extreme Base… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2007-1338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j777-7mfw-w8wv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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