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ID:1748 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2017-13872
ID:1748 - Exploit for Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2017-13872
Published: March 18, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9434
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13872
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Vulnerable software:
macOS
macOS
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A local attacker can supply an empty password for the 'root' user account via the System Preferences > Users & Groups menu and gain elevated privileges to the root account.
The weakness exists due to insufficient security restrictions. A local attacker can supply an empty password for the 'root' user account via the System Preferences > Users & Groups menu and gain elevated privileges to the root account.
Remediation
Update to version 10.3.