What is CVE-2017-2218?

CVE-2017-2218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Installer Of Quicktime For Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-2218?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Installer Of Quicktime For Windows

CVE-2017-2218

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of QuickTime for Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published 2017-07-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.007 (52.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Installer Of Quicktime For Windows — versions all versions
Apple Quicktime
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN94771799/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
support.apple.com/kb/DL837 (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2218?: CVE-2017-2218 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Installer Of Quicktime For Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-2218?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.