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CVE-2012-0681

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0681 describes a vulnerability in Apple Remote Desktop prior to version 3.6.1, where the "Encrypt all network data" setting was not honored during connections to third-party VNC servers. This oversight allowed remote attackers to intercept and view VNC session content in cleartext by sniffing network traffic. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apple:apple_remote_desktop:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 53rd percentile among its peer group of 19,956 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2012/Aug/msg00000.html
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5433
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/55100