CVE-2017-2488

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A cryptographic weakness existed in the authentication protocol of Remote Desktop. This issue was addressed by implementing the Secure Remote Password authentication protocol. This issue is fixed in Apple Remote Desktop 3.9. An attacker may be able to capture cleartext passwords.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-327

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
AppleApple Remote Desktop>= unspecified, < 3.9

References

Timeline

Published
Dec 23, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-2488: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix