CVE-2017-2381 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, specifically within the "sudo" component. This flaw allows remote authenticated users, who are members of the admin group on a network directory server, to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it shows minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating it is not actively exploited or widely discussed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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