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.

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.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x — versions 10.13.0
N/a — versions n/a

References

product-security@apple.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

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.