VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-2488

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.61%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-12-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

Primary references