CVE-2017-8665

moderate-risk
Published 2017-08-15

The Xamarin.iOS update component on systems running macOS allows an attacker to run arbitrary code as root, aka "Xamarin.iOS Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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10.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42454
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100308
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8665
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42454/
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal