CVE-2003-0270: Apple 802.11n

High severity, CVSS 7.6. EPSS: 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The administration capability for Apple AirPort 802.11 wireless access point devices uses weak encryption (XOR with a fixed key) for protecting authentication credentials, which could allow remote attackers to obtain administrative access via sniffing when the capability is available via Ethernet or non-WEP connections.

Affected products

• Apple 802.11n: version 7.3.1 only

Published 2003-06-16. Last modified 2026-06-16.