CVE-2017-13872
N/A
Published: November 29, 2017 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:05 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 37%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (10)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875x_refsource_MISCMitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in-as-admin-with-no-password-required/x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.htmlExploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-287
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