CVE-2011-3225 — The SMB File Server component in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not prevent all guest users from accessing the share point record of a guest-restricted folder, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended browsing restrictions by leveraging access to the nobody account

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The SMB File Server component in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not prevent all guest users from accessing the share point record of a guest-restricted folder, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended browsing restrictions by leveraging access to the nobody account

Published Oct 14, 2011

5.0

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.93%

Description

The SMB File Server component in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not prevent all guest users from accessing the share point record of a guest-restricted folder, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended browsing restrictions by leveraging access to the nobody account.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.93% 0.01935

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01935

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	1.93% (0.01935)	79.33th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.93% (0.01935)	77.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.29% (0.00285)	49.96th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.27% (0.00266)	68.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.27% (0.00266)	66.70th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.27% (0.00266)	62.42th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 17, 2023	1.21% (0.01213)	66.22th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	64.21th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.21% (0.01213)	40.54th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/76376
vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Link	Providers	Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEVendor Advisory
http://osvdb.org/76376		vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner apple

Published Oct 14, 2011

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Aug 19, 2011

Link CVE-2011-3225

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2011-3225

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2011-3225