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CVE-2012-3718

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Apple Mac OS X before 10.7.5 and 10.8.x before 10.8.2 allows local users to read passwords entered into Login Window (aka LoginWindow) or Screen Saver Unlock by installing an input method that intercepts keystrokes.

Affected products

macOS: through 10.7.4; 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (+66)
Apple Mac Os X Server: through 10.7.4; 10.0, 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.0.4 (+64)

References

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