Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-2533

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.5 is affected. The issue involves the "DiskArbitration" component. A race condition allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context via a crafted app.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.044 (90.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2533?
CVE-2017-2533 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2017-2533?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-2533 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.