What is CVE-2017-13839?

CVE-2017-13839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-13839?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-13839

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.13 is affected. The issue involves the "Spotlight" component. It allows local users to see results for other users' files.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (20.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13839?: CVE-2017-13839 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-13839?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.