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CVE-2017-2429

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2429 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting macOS versions prior to 10.12.4, specifically within the FinderKit component. It allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions by exploiting unexpected permission changes during an iCloud Sharing Send Link action. The CVSS score of 7.5 indicates a high impact on integrity, with a network attack vector and low complexity, requiring no user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

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

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0156 is in the 54th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

support.apple.com / HT207615
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97140
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038138