Is CVE-2010-3887 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3887 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3887?

CVE-2010-3887 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3887

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

The Limit Mail feature in the Parental Controls functionality in Mail on Apple Mac OS X does not properly enforce the correspondence whitelist, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions and conduct e-mail communication by leveraging knowledge of a child's e-mail address and a parent's e-mail address, related to parental notification of unapproved e-mail addresses.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3865)
Published: October 8, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3865 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
apple / mail

References

http://blog.kamens.us/2010/08/03/mac-os-x-mail-parental-controls-vulnerability/

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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