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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2017-13872 EUVD-2017-5387GHSA-69wx-h62r-474c

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "D…

Published Nov 29, 2017 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by apple

Platform: macOS

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 administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— macOS High Sierra macOS High Sierra —

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Metasploit 2 modules

Exploit-DB 2

GitHub 1 repository

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