01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: apple
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 36.77% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-11-29 17:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-08-30
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1696b47895db635e09c21b118ebb57647348cc4b6a4198a1db1d5144d586742d
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- objective-see.comhttps://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT208331
- support.apple.comhttps://support.apple.com/HT208315
- arstechnica.comhttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/
- www.securitytracker.com1039875http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875
- www.exploit-db.com43201https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/
- github.comhttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302
- www.exploit-db.com43248https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/
- www.securityfocus.com101981http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981
- www.wired.comhttps://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/