CVE-2009-2822

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-04-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

AirPort Utility before 5.5.1 for Apple AirPort Base Station does not properly distribute MAC address ACLs to network extenders, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an 802.11 authentication frame.

Affected products

Apple Airport Utility: through 5.4.2; 5.0, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.1

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39160
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023801
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3958
http://www.osvdb.org/63420
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39134
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0778
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/57434
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00004.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/39160
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023801
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3958

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