CVE-2017-13858 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.13.2, residing within the IOKit component. It allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges through a specially crafted application. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but is low complexity (AC:L), leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 10.13.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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