CVE-2011-3436: Apple Mac OS X

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Open Directory in Apple Mac OS X 10.7 before 10.7.2 does not require a user to provide the current password before changing this password, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended password-change restrictions by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Affected products

• Apple Mac OS X: version 10.7.0 only; version 10.7.1 only
• Apple Mac OS X Server: version 10.7.0 only; version 10.7.1 only

Published 2011-10-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.