Privilege escalation in macOS - CVE-2017-13872

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9434

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-13872

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

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.

macOS

Update to version 10.3.

• Exploit #64 - Apple Remote Desktop Root Vulnerability (March 18, 2020)
• Exploit #1748 - Mac OS X Root Privilege Escalation (March 18, 2020)

• https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208315

• Privilege escalation in Apple macOS High Sierra