Is CVE-2012-0681 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0681 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0681?

CVE-2012-0681 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-0681

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD

Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data" setting during connections to third-party VNC servers, which allows remote attackers to obtain cleartext VNC session content by sniffing the network.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-310
EPSS score: 1.7% (77th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0713)
Published: August 22, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0713 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / apple remote desktop
apple / apple remote desktop
apple / apple remote desktop

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Aug/msg00000.html(Vendor Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5433(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55100

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

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