{"id":"CVE-2017-6988","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-6988","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:44:17.536Z","title":"It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes.","description":"An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the \"802.1X\" component. It allows remote attackers to discover the network credentials of arbitrary users by operating a crafted network that requires 802.1X authentication, because EAP-TLS certificate validation mishandles certificate changes.","published":"2017-05-22T05:29:03.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:23:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"product-security@apple.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-295"],"affected":["apple/mac os x"],"epss":{"score":0.0085,"percentile":0.57959,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.85%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484","source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207797","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"product-security@apple.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038484","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/HT207797","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6988","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}