CVE-2017-8665 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Xamarin.iOS update component on macOS, affecting both Apple and Microsoft Xamarin.iOS installations. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code as root with low attack complexity, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit (EDB-42454) exists for Xamarin Studio for Mac, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:xamarin.ios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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