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TI-2012-00627 Aliases CVE-2012-0681GHSA-5j5w-v5qv-67gx

Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data"…

Priority LOW 24CWE-310Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data" setting during connections to third-party VNC servers, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext VNC session content by sniffing the network.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01726 77th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.0VulnerableApple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.0 Vulnerable ·Apple

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0681
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5j5w-v5qv-67gx

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2004-00870 Apple Remote Desktop Client 1.2.4 executes a GUI application as root when it is started… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2013-04457 Format string vulnerability in Screen Sharing Server in Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-04714 Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) for Mac OS X 10.2.8 and later does not drop privileges on the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2013-04458 Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 does not properly use server authentication-type… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2013-04537 The Remote Desktop full-screen feature in Apple OS X before 10.9 and Apple Remote Desktop… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.7

Sources

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