What is CVE-2017-7079?

CVE-2017-7079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2017-7079?

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

Vulnerability in Apple Itunes

CVE-2017-7079

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iTunes before 12.7 is affected. The issue involves the "Data Sync" component. It allows attackers to access iOS backups (written by iTunes) via a crafted app.

Published 2017-10-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apple Itunes

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/100983 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
support.apple.com/HT208140 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7079?: CVE-2017-7079 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Itunes, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2017-7079?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.