CVE-2017-6988 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting macOS before version 10.12.5, specifically within the 802.1X component. It allows remote attackers to discover user network credentials by operating a malicious network requiring 802.1X authentication, due to mishandled EAP-TLS certificate changes. The attack complexity is high, but it can lead to high confidentiality impact without user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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