Is CVE-2011-3462 being actively exploited?

CVE-2011-3462 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2011-3462?

CVE-2011-3462 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2011-3462

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 1.6%EU EUVD

Time Machine in Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.3 does not verify the unique identifier of its remote AFP volume or Time Capsule, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information contained in new backups by spoofing this storage object, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-1803.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS score: 1.6% (76th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2011-3425)
Published: February 2, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-3425 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 / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server
apple / mac os x server

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/2012/Feb/msg00000.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130(Vendor Advisory)

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

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