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CVE-2011-3436

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-3436 describes a vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 prior to version 10.7.2, where the Open Directory service allows a user to change their password without first providing the current password. This flaw, with a CVSS score of 6.5, enables remote attackers to bypass password-change restrictions on unattended workstations, potentially leading to unauthorized access, modification, or denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x_server:10.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.5MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
8.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.72%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
75.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0172 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 21,957 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 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/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org / 76370
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/70585
support.apple.com / kb/HT5002
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/50085