Improper access control in macOS - CVE-2017-13786
Published: November 1, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9043
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13786
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apple Inc.
Affected software:
macOS
macOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a DMA access control flaw in the APFS component. A local attacker with a connected Thunderbolt adapter can recover unencrypted APFS filesystem data.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-13786
Update to version 10.13.1.