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CVE-2017-2485

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2485 is a critical vulnerability affecting Apple's iOS before 10.3, macOS before 10.12.4, tvOS before 10.2, and watchOS before 3.2, specifically within the "Security" component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through memory corruption and application crashes by presenting a specially crafted X.509 certificate file. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it indicates a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is identified, and it's not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 10.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.12.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 10.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.02%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0302 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 14,855 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

applevendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

talosintelligence.com / reports/TALOS-2017-0296
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207601
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207602
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207615
Vendor Advisory
support.apple.com / HT207617
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97132
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038138