CVE-2017-7149
N/A
Published: October 23, 2017 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:23 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendormacOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
Description
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 Supplemental Update is affected. The issue involves the "StorageKit" component. It allows attackers to discover passwords for APFS encrypted volumes by reading Disk Utility hints, because the stored hint value was accidentally set to the password itself, not the entered hint value.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101178VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039513x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://hackernoon.com/new-macos-high-sierra-vulnerability-exposes-the-password-of-an-encrypted-apfs-container-b4f2f5326e79x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2017/10/05/urgent-update-your-mac-again-right-now/x_refsource_MISCExploitPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/05/apple_patches_password_hint_bug_that_revealed_password/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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