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CVE-2017-13872

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.

  • Published: Nov 29, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-13872
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.1
  • AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 9.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWEs:

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Software From Fixed in
apple / mac_os_x 10.13.0 10.13.0.x
apple / mac_os_x 10.13.1 10.13.1.x