What is CVE-2017-2240?

CVE-2017-2240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-2240?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-2240

Directory traversal vulnerability in AssetView for MacOS Ver.9.2.0 and earlier versions allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via "File Transfer Web Service".

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (75.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Mac OS X
Hammock Assetview — versions 9.2
Hammock Corporation Assetview For macOS — versions Ver.9.2.0 and earlier versions

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

www.hammock.jp/assetview/info/170714.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU93377948/index.html (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2240?: CVE-2017-2240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-2240?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.