What is CVE-2017-7070?

CVE-2017-7070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.

How severe is CVE-2017-7070?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X

CVE-2017-7070

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves the "Kernel" component. It allows physically proximate attackers to bypass the screen-locking protection mechanism that should have been in place upon closing the lid.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apple Mac_os_x
N/a — versions n/a

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7070?: CVE-2017-7070 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Mac OS X. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-04-03.
How severe is CVE-2017-7070?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.