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Fencer Intel
high 8.8

CVE-2017-7047 json

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products.

published 2017-07-20 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16085

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.7%
EPSS 6.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

An issue was discovered in certain Apple products. iOS before 10.3.3 is affected. macOS before 10.12.6 is affected. tvOS before 10.2.2 is affected. watchOS before 3.2.3 is affected. The issue involves the "libxpc" component. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code in a privileged context or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted app.

Patch / fix

  • apple iphone_os 10.3.3
  • apple mac_os_x 10.12.6
  • apple tvos 10.2.2
  • apple watchos 3.2.3

Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-42407)

Exploit prediction

6.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-42407 Apple macOS/iOS - 'xpc_data' Objects Sandbox Escape Privilege Escalation local, 2017-08-01

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.