CVE-2012-0681
Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data" setting...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0681- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0681- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0713 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0713- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j5w-v5qv-67gx No score
Apple Remote Desktop before 3.6.1 does not recognize the "Encrypt all network data" setting...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5j5w-v5qv-67gx- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0681 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Apple Remote Desktop, published August 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.