Is CVE-2011-3224 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3224 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3224?

CVE-2011-3224 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.6 (LOW).

CVE-2011-3224

LOW · CVSS 2.6EPSS 1.8%EU EUVD

The User Documentation component in Apple Mac OS X through 10.6.8 uses http sessions for updates to App Store help information, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by spoofing the http server.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.6 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS score: 1.8% (78th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-3188)
Published: October 14, 2011
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3188 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Apple Mac OS X 10.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0536-2010 - archived
Apple Mac OS X v10.3.6 and Apple Mac OS X Server V10.3.6 - Apple Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-0086-2005 - archived

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://osvdb.org/76375
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50085

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

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