CVE-2017-13835

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: December 23, 2021 at 07:48 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.8%

Description

A memory corruption issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS High Sierra 10.13. An application may be able to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

macOS · Apple

95%

v < 10.13

Affected range stops below 10.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208144

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-119

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