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CVE-2017-2426

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2426 is a low-severity information disclosure vulnerability affecting Apple macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, specifically within the iBooks component. It allows remote attackers to access sensitive local files by embedding a file: URL within an iBooks file, requiring user interaction to trigger. The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 score of 3.3, indicating a low impact with no integrity or availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

3.3LOW

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
65.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0123 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 577 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

s1gnalcha0s.github.io / ibooks/epub/2017/03/27/This-book-reads-you-using-JavaScript.html
support.apple.com / HT207615
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97140
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038138