Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 does not properly use server authentication-type…
Priority LOW 22CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Apple Remote Desktop before 3.7 does not properly use server authentication-type information during decisions about whether to present an unencrypted-connection warning message, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during an unintended cleartext VNC session.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01062 64th 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
CPE configurations NVD · 17
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.6.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.0 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
Show 7 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.2 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.3 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.5.4 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6 | Vulnerable | Apple |
| cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 | Vulnerable | Apple |
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
- 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:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Apple
- cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Apple
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5136
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3v83-p792-64c4
References
Advisory 1
More Apple Remote Desktop vulnerabilities
- 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-2012-00627 Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data"… 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
- CVE-2013-5136 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-5136 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3v83-p792-64c4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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