An issue was discovered in certain Apple products
Published Oct 23, 2017
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.34%
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Captive Network Assistant" component. It allows remote attackers to discover cleartext passwords in opportunistic circumstances by sniffing the network during use of the captive portal browser, which has a UI error that can lead to cleartext transmission without the user's awareness.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 25.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.34% (0.00340) | 27.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 52.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00157) | 51.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00134) | 48.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 2, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 44.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 39.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 31.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 52.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.06% (0.01061) | 28.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 0.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://support.apple.com/HT208144 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100993 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039427 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://support.apple.com/HT208144 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.