Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-13827

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "kext tools" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app that performs kext loading.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.1th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 66th percentile — 66.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-13827: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: -0.000

Affected products

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13827?
CVE-2017-13827 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-13827?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.