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CVE-2017-2402 (GCVE-0-2017-2402)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-04-02 01:36 – Updated: 2024-08-05 13:55
VLAI
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS before 10.12.4 is affected. The issue involves mishandling of profile uninstall actions in the "MCX Client" component when a profile has multiple payloads. It allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging Active Directory certificate trust that should not have remained.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97140 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://support.apple.com/HT207615 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038138 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2017-03-28 00:00
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