CVE-2017-7643 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Proxifier for Mac versions prior to 2.19. An authenticated local user can exploit this flaw by manipulating the first parameter of the KLoader setuid program to gain elevated privileges on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation. There is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:proxifier:proxifier:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.