AirPort Utility before 5.5.1 for Apple AirPort Base Station does not properly distribute MAC address ACLs to network extenders, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an 802.11 authentication frame
Published Apr 5, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.54%
Description
AirPort Utility before 5.5.1 for Apple AirPort Base Station does not properly distribute MAC address ACLs to network extenders, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an 802.11 authentication frame.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.4.2
- 5.0
- 5.3.1
- 5.3.2
- 5.4.1
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 73.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 71.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 62.43th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 87.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 86.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.49% (0.01487) | 84.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39160 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023801 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3958 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/63420 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39134 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0778 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57434 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/39160 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1023801 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3958 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/63420 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39134 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0778 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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