CVE-2017-13872

high-risk

Published 2017-11-29

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.

Do I need to act?

76.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — higher than 23% of all CVEs

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

2 public exploits available

43248, 43201

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 8.1/10 High

NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Mac Os X

Affected Vendors

Apple

References (20)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101981

Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039875

Mitigation https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/macos-bug-lets-you-log-in...

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/pull/9302

Exploit https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x24.html

Vendor Advisory https://support.apple.com/HT208315

https://support.apple.com/HT208331

Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43201/

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43248/

Press/Media Coverage https://www.wired.com/story/macos-update-undoes-apple-root-bug-patch/