CVE-2011-3226 — Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2, when an LDAPv3 server is used with RFC 2307 or custom mappings, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement by leveraging lack of an AuthenticationAuthority attribute for a user account

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Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2, when an LDAPv3 server is used with RFC 2307 or custom mappings, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement by leveraging lack of an AuthenticationAuthority attribute for a user account

Published Oct 14, 2011

6.8

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 1.99%

Description

Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2, when an LDAPv3 server is used with RFC 2307 or custom mappings, allows remote attackers to bypass the password requirement by leveraging lack of an AuthenticationAuthority attribute for a user account.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.99% 0.01991

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

EPSS probability 0.01991

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	1.99% (0.01991)	79.91th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.99% (0.01991)	77.99th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.32% (0.00323)	53.10th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.47% (0.00472)	76.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.47% (0.00472)	74.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.47% (0.00472)	71.83th	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/76371
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/76371		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-2011-3226

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2011-3226

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2011-3226