CVE-2017-13872 (GCVE-0-2017-13872)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-11-29 17:00
Modified
2024-08-05 19:13
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- improper access control
Summary
An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. macOS High Sierra before Security Update 2017-001 is affected. The issue involves the "Directory Utility" component. It allows attackers to obtain administrator access without a password via certain interactions involving entry of the root user name.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | macOS High Sierra |
Version: macOS High Sierra |
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